Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Prerequisite

NURS7900

Assessment methods

Case study, literature review.

Course enquiries

Dr Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke (j.jaunceycooke@uq.edu.au)

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course builds upon the knowledge and skill acquired in Fundamentals of Paediatric / Neonatal Speciality Care Course. This course will provide students with the ability to develop advanced assessment and nursing practice skills in the management of respiratory support and mechanical ventilation for paediatric and neonatal patients. Students will undertake a comprehensive review of respiratory physiology and respiratory support therapies including lung protective strategies, conventional ventilation, high frequency ventilation, lung recruitment strategies and extra corporeal life support. This course will develop the student¿s ability to perform a comprehensive respiratory assessment and will introduce students to interpretation of chest radiography, analysis of respiratory waveforms and associated data. At the completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate the ability to interpret, plan and provide rationales for independent and interdependent respiratory support decisions.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) External External Course Profile