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PDC20107 - Renal Nursing - An Introduction

Course Details

Course Summary

This online Short Course aims to meet the needs of healthcare professionals who care for renal patients/clients in a variety of settings including hospital, rural and remote area based services and community health.  Students will obtain general knowledge of evidence-based practice to enable them to provide adequate care of a renal patient within any treatment modality.

The fee for this short course will be $300.00.


Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements, however, students enrolling in this course should work in the healthcare profession.


Course Details

Course Type Short Course (Professional Development)
Student Availability
  • International
  • Domestic
Fees
Application Mode
  • Other
How to Apply
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Study Area
  • Health
Skill Area
  • Health

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes
Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes
Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

This course provides Professional Development for health professionals.

Undertaking this course enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the course students will be awarded 20 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours and a CQUniversity Certificate of Completion.

Course Structures

Study Mode Definitions

  • Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
  • On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
  • Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.

*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.

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Standard Course Structure

20 hours
  • Online
No units are associated with this course


Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Outline the structure and main functions of the renal system
  2. Outline the incidence and/or prevalence of kidney disease
  3. Identify the risk factors for chronic kidney disease and impairment
  4. Associate the nursing care to reduce the risks of disease and impairment
  5. Identify the treatment modalities used to manage acute kidney injury to end-stage kidney disease
  6. Plan evidence-based nursing care for people with kidney disease using research and best practice.

Assessment

Online Quizzes and Activity Workbook

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