Urgent Care - Emergency Nursing, Certificate | Part time online | University of Melbourne | Australia
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Urgent Care - Emergency Nursing

6 months
Duration
480 AUD/full
480 AUD/full
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About

This Urgent Care - Emergency Nursing course offered by University of Melbourne is designed to bridge the potential gap between commencement of employment and provision of a formal educational program to enable nurses to feel empowered and supported.

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

What students do after studying

Academic 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/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 480 AUD for the full programme during 6 months.
  • National

    480 AUD/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 480 AUD for the full programme during 6 months.

Funding

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