One day course, 08:00 – 16:30

Dates

DATE	VENUE	APPLICATIONS CLOSE
14 February 2019	TQEH	29 January 2019
27 February 2019 (limited spaces)	TQEH	13 February 2019
14 March 2019 (limited spaces)	TQEH	28 February 2019
3 April 2019 (limited spaces)	TQEH	27 March 2019
7 May 2019	TQEH	23 April 2019
22 May	TQEH	08 May 2019
5 June	TQEH	22 May 2019

Target audience

Enrolled and Registered Nursing staff currently employed in setting where patient
assessment occurs

Learning Outcomes

 

On completion of the Clinical Assessment Level 1 course the Participant will be

able to: 

• identify the essential aspects of patient assessment.
• discuss how Critical Thinking is essential when undertaking a patient Assessment.
• recognise that the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards are essential elements underpinning the assessment process.
• identify both the ‘Standard 9 - core physiological observation’ required to be measured as well as the other areas to be assessed when performing a thorough ‘head to toes’ assessment of a patient.
•  discuss the modifications to the assessment process necessary when a patient appears to be deteriorating.
•  differentiate nursing interventions appropriate for various patient scenarios and the appropriate level of escalation required for each.
•  as part of a group use the principles of clinical assessment to recognise and respond to a variety of patient scenarios.

 

Registration Form

For further information
Contact: Steve Hannaford – Nurse Education Facilitator
Email: steve.hannaford@sa.gov.au
Phone: 08 8222 6201