ACUTE COMPLEX NURSING COURSE - Gold Coast
Conducted jointly by: Health Ed Professionals® & OSCA Health
Education®
COURSE DELIVERY:
The course is delivered in intensive mode over 5 days and is
equivalent to a one semester tertiary course in teaching and study
time.COURSE DATES:
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December: 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. |
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March: 16th to 21st. |
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July: 6th to 11th. |
COURSE
TIMES:
9.00 am to 5.00 pm daily.
BENEFITS OF THE COURSE
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The course is fully accredited with Griffith University and earns
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) points as an endorsed course with
the Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA).
• The course includes an accredited Advanced Life Support (ALS)
course qualification (Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
(ACCCN).
• Choose your level of assessment: professional development only,
undergraduate, post graduate (Graduate Certificate or Masters).
• Increases your knowledge and confidence in managing complex
patients.
• Feel more at ease in recognizing an AMI on a 12 lead ECG and
refresh your understanding of the difference between a STEMI and a
NSTEACS on a 12 lead ECG
• Strengthen your knowledge about common cardiac arrhythmias
including AF and SVT and Heart Block.
• Understand, Interpret and analyse Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) and
how these relates to your patient’s condition?
• Learn how to read chest x-rays for different acute conditions
including pulmonary oedema and pneumothorax.
• Learn more about acute respiratory management using CPAP and BiPAP—when
and why are they used.
• Gain greater knowledge and confidence in managing critical
situations during a cardiac arrest.
• Enjoy learning with expert clinical nurse educators who provide a
friendly and supportive teaching and learning environment that will
assist you to increase your knowledge and confidence in managing
complex patients. This course can provide you with an ideal way to
improve your confidence and clinical practice skills! .
CREDIT, ENDORSEMENT, & ACCREDITATION:
This course receives the following credits, endorsement and
accreditation.
• Griffith University - course credit for undergraduate and
postgraduate nursing programs**
• Endorsed by the Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) and
receives 25 CNE points (APEC No: 05020463 & APEC No: 05826147)
• Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) accredited for
ALS certification.
** Specific course credit information on application**
WHO CAN ENROL?
• All RNs & EENs : general ward, practice nurses, or community
nurses wanting to upgrade their current cardiac care knowledge.
• Undergraduate Student nurses: Bachelor of Nursing ** Diploma of Nursing **
• Other health professionals (paramedics) working in acute care.
Note: Enrolment Eligibility
If you are unsure about your eligibility, please call to see if you
are eligible to do the course. Undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing
student nurses will have completed all second year clinical and
pathophysiology courses. Diploma of Nursing students will be
enrolled in their final semester of their program.
THE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEACHING TEAM:
Ms. Anne Evans-Murray & Ms. Heather James
The course is taught by Ms. Heather James and Ms. Anne Evans-Murray
who are highly experienced and qualified clinical nurse educators
and nurse academics. Both Anne and Heather have worked extensively
throughout Australia and internationally in New Zealand and Asia.
They teach a broad range of clinical nursing topics including acute
nursing practices, high dependency, coronary and critical care,
emergency nursing, clinical teaching and learning, curriculum
development, evidence based practice, and professional counselling
courses to a broad range of health professionals. Their
collaborative, supportive teaching approach encourages students to
develop greater clinical knowledge and confidence and most
importantly, the ability to apply this knowledge to clinical
practice.
MORE BENEFITS OF THE COURSE:
• Direct “face to face” teaching by highly experienced nurse
educators.
• A clinically relevant course.
• All course notes and resources, including ALS pre reading notes.
• “Hands on” practical teaching and assessment skills.
• Certificate of Achievement — RCNA CNE points.
• ALS Certification and Certificate.
• Grading transcript for credit application to tertiary programs.
• Friendly, supportive and flexible teaching and learning
environment.
ASSESSMENT STREAMS:
The course is offered using multiple assessment streams to provide
the best opportunity for students to access credit into other formal
tertiary health care programs.
Non-Assessment Stream:
1. Professional Development: Attendance Only
Fully Assessed — Tertiary Standard:
2. Undergraduate Level
3. Graduate Certificate Level
4. Masters Level
COURSE COST:
Registered or Enrolled Nurse & overseas students: $1,200.00
Undergraduate
Student: $550.00
(Evidence of undergraduate student status must be provided with
registration)
VENUE to be advised when registering.
COURSE ENQUIRIES & ENROLMENTS CAN ALSO BE MADE
VIA:
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OSCA Health Education P.O. Box 4175 Ashmore Plaza Ashmore. Q. 4214
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Health Ed
Professionals P O Box 746 Ashmore City 4214 |
Email:
osca@bigpond.net.au or
info@healtheducation.com.au
Phone Enquiries:
Heather James: Mobile 0407135332 or Anne Evans-Murray 0412 452950
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Refunds and Cancellation.
We reserve the right to cancel an event up to 14 days prior to the
event if registrations numbers are insufficient to make the event
financially viable. In the unlikely event this happens a full refund
will be made to registrants. Cancellations by registrants 30 days
prior to events will receive a re-fund less 15% administrative
costs. Cancellations less than 30 days but more than 14 days will
receive a 50% refund. Cancellations less than 14 days of event no
refunds. All efforts will be made to ensure that the advertised
speakers present at our events or a speaker of similar standard is
substituted if they are un-available on the day because of
unforeseen circumstances.
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