Overview
In this unit you will build on the knowledge from the unit Advanced Practice Medical-Surgical Nursing 1. This unit provides you with the opportunity to develop expertise in the nursing care of people with chronic conditions and complex healthcare needs who experience medical and/or surgical interventions. Complexity of clinical presentations may be enhanced by individual genetic make-up and/or life experiences. The biophysical, pathophysiological, emotional and psychosocial capacities of people with chronic conditions indicate they may become more vulnerable to health and safety concerns and require planned nursing care to address these health complexities. You will plan comprehensive health assessments and nursing care, in partnership with people experiencing medical and/or surgical interventions and their families, to address their complex health needs.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in CL22 Master of Clinical Nursing to undertake this unit. Pre-requisite: NURS28004.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE data
One student commented: Connected content to real life scenarios
Continue to incorporate evidence-based practice into nurses' nursing routines, for example; when discussing post-operative pain, connect the content to evidence-based pain protocols for pain management.