Being a Health Professional

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge and frameworks to understand professional healthcare, nursing and midwifery practice in a  global context.

Course content

Health practitioners as learner, cultural awareness, competencies and codes. Information literacy, regulation, accountability, professional frameworks, numeracy, digital literacy, learn online, e-portfolio, critical thinking, evidence based, Occupational Health and Safety Act, personal safety and safety of others, theories and concepts of human development: physical, emotional, cognitive and psychosocial. Basic nursing activities: decision making, infection control, bed making, hygiene professional standards and codes of practice: reflective practice: communication and teamwork skills: health assessment, interviewing, introduction to legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks: manual handling.

Textbook(s)

Berman, A et al 2012, Access code card for MyNursingKit with full eText as well as access to a multimedia library with lifespan development content, 2nd Australian Ed, Pearson Australia, Australia

Tollefson, J 2012, Clinical Psychomotor skills: assessment tools for nursing students, 5th Australia-New Zealand Ed, Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd, Victoria

McIlwraith, J & Madden, B 2014, Health care & The Law, 6th Ed, Thomson Reuters, NSW

Berman A, Synder, S and Levett-Jones, T 2012, Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing (3 volume pack), 2nd Australian Edition, Pearson Australia, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online Delivery)	- x 13 weeks
Workshop (On-campus )	7 hours x 3 days
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination, OSCA

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.