Health Care for Women and Families
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
NURS 1041
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
101215
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Timetable/s
This class has not been
timetabled for year 2024.
Course owner
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
Course aim
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge required to provide holistic midwifery care for people experiencing complex health problems requiring a high level of midwifery intervention.
Course content
Care of the woman with complex health problems; families in health and illness; clinical reasoning and decision making; conflict management; legal and ethical issues; applied pharmacology; pain assessment and management; skin integrity; problems of immobility; principles of personal care.
Textbook(s)
AMH 2011, Australian Medicines Handbook, Adelaide, electronically from the UniSA library catalogue
Pairman, S. Pincombe, J. Thorogood, C. and Tracy, S 2010, Midwifery, Preparation for Practice, Churchill Livingstone
Johnson R and Taylor W 2010, Skills for Midwifery Practice, 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| NURS 1033 | Being a Health Professional |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
| Tutorial | 4 hours x 5 days | ||
| Workshop | 8 hours x 5 days | ||
| Clinical | 40 hours x 2 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION | |||
| Workshop | 8 hours x 5 days | ||
| Clinical | 40 hours x 2 weeks | ||
| External (Online Delivery) | 13 weeks x - | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Case Presentation, Examination, Placement Report, Written Assignment
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.
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.
Course Coordinators
Ms Beth Grinter
