Being a Health Professional
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
NURS 1033
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
101137
Unit Value
9
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Nursing and Midwifery
The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge and understanding of professional healthcare and nursing practice in a contemporary context.
Professional practice: regulation, codes of practice, practice standards/competencies, responsibility and accountability, professional behaviour, professional legal and ethical frameworks e.g. Work Health and Safety Act, Disability Act. Fundamentals of nursing practice: nursing skills, vital signs, health assessment, frameworks for clinical decision making, information and digital and mathematical literacy in the healthcare context, technologies, manual handling, infection control, hygiene. Research: academic writing, introduction to concepts of research, critical thinking and evidence-based practice, reflective practice, eportfolio. Team work: interpersonal skills, teamwork/inter-professional communication, person-centred care, consumer-directed care.
Berman et al 2018, Access code card for MyNursingLab with full eText as well as access to a multimedia library with lifespan development content, 4th Australian Ed, Pearson Australia, Australia
Tollefson, J, Hillman E 2016, Clinical Psychomotor skills: assessment tools for nursing students, 6th Ed, Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd, Victoria
Estes, M, Calleja, P, Theobald & Harvey, T 2016, Health Assessment and Examination, 2nd Australian and New Zealand Edition, Cengage Learning, Melbourne Victoria
McIlwraith, J & Madden, B 2014, Health care & The Law, 6th Ed, Thomson Reuters, NSW
Berman,Snyder,Levett-Jones,Dwyer,Hales,Harvey,Langtree,Moxham,Parker,Reid-Searl,Stanley 2018, Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, Volumes 1-3 Australian Edition, 4e, Pearson Australia, Victoria
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 1 week | ||
Lecture (online) | - x 12 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 | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 1 week | ||
Lecture (online) | - x 12 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Workshop | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 1 week | ||
Lecture (online) | - x 12 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.
Assignment, Examination, OSCA
EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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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.