Course Coordinator: Adrian De Luca
Phone: +61 8 8313 6284
Email: adrian.deluca@adelaide.edu.au

1	Explain the aetiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of shock and its complications
2	Demonstrate advanced haemodynamic monitoring techniques
3	Analyse and interpret haemodynamic data and explain the significance of the findings
4	Explain the influence of various drug therapies on haemodynamics
5	Explain the indications, physiological effects, nursing care, and complications of the intraaortic balloon pump.
6	Effectively Assess and manage of patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation, percutaneous interventions, and device implantation throughout all phases of the patient experience in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory
7	Reflect upon the ethical implications of disease and its management
8	Identify and critically appraise the evidence that informs practice.

Prescribed texts
*Norell, MS, Perrins, EJ, Meier, B & Lincoff, AM (eds) 2008, Essential interventional cardiology, 2nd edn, Saunders Elsevier, United States of America.

Opie, LH & Gersh, BJ 2013, Drugs for the heart, 8th edn, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia.

*Sidebotham D, McKee A, Gillham M, Levy JH 2007, Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Butterworth Heinemann Elsevier, Philadelphia.

*Stouffer, GA 2008, Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician, Blackwell, Oxford.

Thompson, PL (ed.) 2011, Coronary Care Manual, 2e, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood.

Note: (*) Full Text Available to view online via the University of Adelaide library (e-books).

The prescribed texts are integral to the course and may be purchased from all or some of the following outlets:

Unibooks
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005
Phone: +61 8 8125 5160
Email: adelaide@unibooks.com.au
Website: www.unibooks.com.au

Ramsay – Medical books and more
Located at Unibooks Adelaide Store
Gate 10 (off Victoria Drive) Union Building
Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: +61 8 8125 5195 or 1300 796 106
Fax: +61 8 8231 2069
Email: sales@ramsaybooks.com.au
Website: www.ramsaybooks.com.au

Encompass Bookshop
Shop 20, Renaissance Arcade
128 Rundle Mall
Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: 08 8224 0886
Fax: 08 8223 3570
Email: adelaide@encompassbooks.com.au
Website: www.encompassbooks.com.au

This course will be delivered on campus and will incorporate the following:
1. Three hours contact per week.
2. Students will have a blend of lectures, tutorial, and workshops.
3. Students will receive lecture notes online

The delivery mode of this course is mainly face-to-face workshops on campus (Three hours contact per week). Although attendance is not compulsory in this course, students are strongly encouraged to attend the classes. Many of the workshops presented in this course will involve problem-based learning using real-life case studies and therefore have a close link to your clinical rotation within the specialty areas of cardiac nursing practice. Practical workshops will form the basis of some of the sessions.

Reading
There are several required texts for this course. Most of the Reading will be supplied to you online through MyUni. However you are strongly advised to search and read widely of each topic in this course.

This is a 3-unit course so you should be expecting to spend at least 12 hours a week on workshops, readings and completing the assignments. Thus some weeks it will require more time and others less. It is recommended that you plan your time commitment to the course at the beginning of the semester.

The course content will include the following:

1. Hemodynamic monitoring (pulmonary artery catheters and cardiac output measurement)

2. Shock states

3. Inotropic agents

4. Haemodynamic profiles workshop

5. Intra-aortic balloon therapy

6. Acute renal failure

7. Electrical safety

8. X-ray theory, radiation exposure, and safety

9. Vascular access

10. Haemostasis and vascular closure

11. Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation

12. Coronary arteriography and intravascular imaging

13. Analysis of the coronary anatomy and haemodynamic data

14. Percutaneous coronary interventions

15. Non coronary procedures

16. Scrubbing, gowning, gloving, skin prep, draping, & the role of the scrub nurse / The role of the scout nurse

17. Analgesia, conscious sedation

18. Drug therapies in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory

19. Complications & emergencies in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory

20. Case presentations

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Learning activity	Formative	NGP	2-4, 6, 8
Case presentation outline	Formative	10%	1-4, 6-8
Case presentation	Summative	30%	1-4, 6-8
Structured clinical assessment	Summative	30%	1-7
Skills workbook	Summative	Pass/fail	1-7

Learning Activity (150 words) – NGP, Due: Week 2: Complete the learning activity in week 1 consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points. The assessment is scheduled early in the semester to assist students with the planning and development of the presentation, to ensure that appropriate resources are used, and that referencing complies with the Disciplines Handbook and Style Guide.

Case presentation outline (500 words) − 10%, Due: Week 6: The aim of this assessment is to introduce the topic; provide a justification for selecting the case; present the case in a structured format; and outline the key points and issues to be critiqued; including a reference list of at least 5 preliminary references. This assessment is scheduled early in the semester to assist students with the planning and development of the case presentation.

Case presentation (15 minutes total) − 40%, Due: Week 12: The presentation time will include 10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for discussion and questions. Assessment will be based on: the content of the presentation; the students understanding and critique of the topic; the presentation style; support of the topic from contemporary literature; and the student’s ability to promote discussion.

Structured Clinical Assessment (30 minutes) − 50%, Due: Exam weeks: This practically based examination will test the student's ability to apply knowledge to practice and covers both the knowledge and skills taught in this course. The assessment focus on the student's ability to assess, interpret, analyse and make appropriate clinical decisions relating to clinical scenarios in cardiac nursing.

Skill workbook (Pass/Fail), Due: Swot week: Students are required to achieve ‘competence’ in a list of clinical skills integral to the course content and management of the cardiac nursing. Students will be assessed by preceptors and Clinical Titleholders within their institution for clinical competence.

Assessment Submission
Assessments, unless otherwise stated in your Study guide, are to be submitted electronically via Assignments in MyUni on the due date identified in this Study guide. Instructions for assignment submission are available for all students under Tutorials at www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/. Formatting and presentation of assignments must comply with School policy as indicated in the School Academic Manual.

An assessment submitted via MyUni must be submitted as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file (or unless otherwise specified, i.e. PowerPoint). It is also important to submit your file under your surname and id number, such as surnamestudentid (i.e. knight1234567). MyUni stamps all the other details against your filename once you submit your assessment.

Your assessment must include an Assignment Coversheet. Your assignment should be submitted as one file, with the coversheet being the first page. A word version and rich text format of the Assignment Coversheet is available to download at http://health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/current-students/. The Plagiarism Statement must be signed and dated for your assessment to be marked (signature is not required for electronic submission). More information on avoiding Plagiarism is available at www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/plagiarism/.

If you have difficulty submitting your assignment, you can call the MyUni helpdesk Monday to Friday (8am to 6pm) on 08 8313 3335.

Extension of time for assessment items
It is expected that all assessments will be submitted on or by the specified due date.

However, students may apply for an extension of time to submit an assessment, if they are experiencing difficulty. Applications for extension must be made via the online form on the School of Nursing website http://health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/current-students/. The grounds for granting an extension include health problems, compassionate reasons and other extenuating circumstances. Extensions will usually only be granted for a maximum of one week, but can be longer at the discretion of the Chairperson of the Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee or Head of Learning and Teaching if substantiated with evidence such as a medical certificate.

Upon completion of the online form, you will receive a receipt to your student email of your approved extension. If your extension is granted, then it is your responsibility to keep in contact with the course coordinator and to submit the assessment with evidence of your approved extension.

You must complete this online form for each course and assessment that you request an extension for.

Failure to submit an assessment item on time without an approved extension will incur a penalty as detailed under Late Submission of Work.

Late submission of work
All assessments should be submitted by the specified due date.

Late submission without an approved extension will be penalised at the rate of 10% of available marks for each day after the due date. Work submitted more than ten days after the due date may be returned unmarked. This action will be taken to prevent students who do get their work in on time being disadvantaged.

Word limit
You are advised to comply with word limits. You are, of course, not expected to achieve exactly the required length and a 10% leeway on either side is acceptable. However, a penalty of 5% of available marks will apply for word limit in excess of the 10% leeway.

Presentation
Your written work must comply with the formatting and referencing indicated in the School Academic Manual. Marks will be lost for failing to do so.

Return of assessments
Marked assignments and feedback will be returned via MyUni. For further information relating to assessment refer to the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.

Requesting a remark
Any student who, after discussion of the result with the course coordinator, is still dissatisfied with the final grade awarded for a course, and who has specific grounds for objecting to the grade, may lodge a written request for a review of the result or an independent second assessment with the Head of School within 10 University business days from the date of notification of the result. Such a written request must contain details of the grounds on which the objection is based. Requests must include a summary of the reasons the student believes his or her assessment work deserves a higher grade. These reasons must be directly related to the academic quality of the work. Re-marks, for example, will not be granted where the grounds are that the student has paid tuition fees or incurred liability under HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP, or needs one or two additional marks to get a higher overall grade for the course. The Head of Learning and Teaching may seek the advice of the Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee, and will make a determination on review or second assessment, and inform the student of his or her decision in writing.

The grade awarded to a piece of work following review or second assessment as provided for in this policy or as a consequence of appeal to the Student Appeals Committee will usually stand as the final grade for the work, regardless of whether it is higher or lower than the grade originally awarded.

Further guidelines and policies regarding examinations may be found on the examinations website www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/rules_policies.html.

Resubmitting failed assignments
In accordance with University Policy, the guidelines and conditions regarding resubmission are stated below. It should be noted that these guidelines concern work that has been assessed as ‘FAIL’.
Course coordinators, in consultation with Head of Learning & Teaching and/or the Pre-Registration or Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee Chairperson, are responsible for determining the circumstances in which students may resubmit assessment tasks. In determining these circumstances, the following are considered.
a) Students may only resubmit their work when:
i ) It will allow them to demonstrate that they have understood feedback on their work; and/or
ii) They might otherwise be at risk of failing the course; and/or
iii) When they have received a Fail grade with an underlying mark of 45-49%; or
iv) The final assessment task in the course is weighted at 20% or more of the total course assessment.
b) In granting a resubmission, the deadline will be negotiated.
c) The resubmitted work will be awarded no more than the minimum pass mark (i.e. 50%).
d) If the resubmitted work does not achieve a pass, it cannot be submitted a third time, and a fail will be recorded.
e) Students who accept an offer of resubmission must take into account the possible implications, such as eligibility for graduation should the reassessment not be able to be completed in time for their preferred ceremony.