Nursing Contexts of Practice

Course aim

The aim of the course is to develop students' skills to synthesise previous and new nursing knowledge and apply it to one of the following nursing contexts: acute care, aged care, perioperative care, palliative care, mental health, paediatrics, primary/public health.

Course content

Content is specific to one of the following contexts, ie acute care, aged care, perioperative care, palliative care, mental health, paediatrics, primary/public health.  Clinical interventions (preparing, assisting during and after care), clinical monitoring and management, communication and documentation, health education and promotion strategies, coordinating care, cultural competence, managing challenging behaviours, nurse as teacher for self and others, evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, quality use of medicines, law and ethics, professional nursing behaviours (collaborative approaches to care, advocacy, scope of practice), models of self care, respect for privacy and dignity of clients/patients, teamwork and interdisciplinary teams, technology and health informatics.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 2023	Health of Adults
NURS 2022	Health of Infants, Children and Young People
NURS 2033	Experiential Learning Activity: Acute Care Practicum 3

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial	3 hours x 8 weeks
Workshop	8 hours x 2 days
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online)	- x 8 weeks
Workshop (On campus)	8 hours x 2 days
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Tutorial	3 hours x 8 weeks
Workshop	8 hours x 2 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Tutorial	3 hours x 8 weeks
Workshop	8 hours x 2 days

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

Assessment

Assignment, OSCA, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.