Launceston
This unit has been discontinued.
This unit uses group work and late enrolment may affect your ability to participate actively. You need to be employed in an appropriate clinical setting.
Introduction
This unit prepares the Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive and therapeutic nursing care to critically ill newborns, the growing premature infant, and their families. The student will critically reflect on contemporary neonatal nursing practices and the assumptions that underpin them, through the lenses of families in their care, evidence-based literature and, and the self. Application of theoretical knowledge and skills is gained by providing competent nursing care for infants and families within the specialist clinical environment.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Special Care of the Newborn Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CNA529 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
CNA521
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | fully online |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Web room portfolio (900 words equivalent) 20%, Essay (1350 words) 30%, Clinical Practice Portfolio (2250 words equivalent) 50% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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