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Overview
What you will learn
After completing the Urgent Care - Emergency Nursing course offered by University of Melbourne , the student would be able to:
- Implement a structured approach to the initial assessment and management of an undiagnosed urgent care patient
- Apply new skills in ECG and ABG interpretation to identify rhythm and conduction abnormalities, and mismatch in ventilation and gas exchange
- Use a systems-based approach to assess and manage patients with undifferentiated abdominal pain, chest pain, respiratory distress, altered conscious state, the injured patient and the paediatric patient
- Outline contributing factors and apply a systematic approach to assessment and management of behaviours of concern
- Apply a systematic approach to the preparation for transfer of the complex patient
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Decision-making approach to the assessment and early management of illness and injury
- Assessment and Management of Respiratory Emergencies
- Arterial Blood Gases
- Assessment and Management of Cardiac Emergencies
- Rhythm Analysis and 12-Lead ECG Interpretation
- Assessment and Management of the Altered Conscious State
- Assessment and Management of Abdominal Pain
- Principles of Trauma Management
- Assessment and Management of the Unwell Child
- Assessment and Management of Abdominal Pain
- Assessment and Management of Patients Exhibiting Behaviours of Concern/ Introduction to Triage
- Preparing for Transfer for the Complex Patient
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 6 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Nursing Emergency & Disaster Management View 15 other Short Courses in Nursing in AustraliaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- CRICOS: 00116K
- There are no set entry requirements for this course.
- This course is designed for nurses prior to, or who have been recently employed in an urgent care or emergency care setting and are yet to complete any specialty practice formal education. This course would also be useful as a refresher for nurses working or wishing to return to the urgent care or emergency environment.
Tuition Fee
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International
480 AUD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 480 AUD for the full programme during 6 months. -
National
480 AUD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 480 AUD for the full programme during 6 months.
Funding
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