Applied Pathophysiology

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in one of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice courses or as a single subject study. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses. Please contact the School of Melbourne Custom Programs for more information.

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This subject provides a foundation for understanding the pathologic basis of disease across the lifespan.

It equips learners with the knowledge and skills required to explain assessment data and prioritise patient care in a specialty area of practice based on scientific principles.

Core pathophysiological concepts covered will include: cellular responses to stress; adaptation, injury and death; acute and chronic inflammation; tissue renewal and repair; infection; neoplasia; haemodynamic, genetic and immune system disorders and genetic predisposition to disease.

Using a case study based approach, learners will be provided with opportunities to apply their knowledge
in one or more of the following specialty areas of nursing practice.
• Paediatrics
• Paediatric Intensive Care
• Neonatal Intensive Care
• Critical Care
• Emergency Care
• Rural Critical Care
• Oncology and Palliative Care

1. Discuss the influence of heredity, environment and age on core pathophysiological concepts
and consider implications for assessment and planning patient care.
2. Identify deviations in normal physiological parameters and discuss the evidence regarding
their effect on patient outcomes.
3. Apply core pathophysiological concepts to understand assessment data and prioritise care.
4. Interpret physiological data in the context of pathophysiology and identify implications for
monitoring health status and delivering evidence-based nursing interventions.
5. Consider how different pathophysiological.

• 4 x online MCQ quizzes (30 mins each) every 2 weeks from Week 2 to Week 7 (total 40%)
• Written assignment (2000 words) due Week 5 (60%)
• 2 x online MCQ quizzes (15 mins each) in Week 1 and Week 8 (hurdle requirement)

Additional Requirements

Student much achieve 50% or greater in all quizzes and the written assignment and sum of both assessments must be 50% or greater to pass the subject.

Kumar V., Abbas A.K., Fausto N., Aster J.C. (2014). Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease Ninth Edition. Elsevier. Philadelphia.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
• the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation;
• critical thinking and analytical skills;
• an openness to new ideas;
• the ability to communicate knowledge through web based activities.
• the ability to apply scientific principles to case studies;