Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
BIOL 2058
Undergraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
106009
4.5
No
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
The aim of this course is to develop the basic foundational pathophysiological and pharmacological concepts that may be applied to the understanding of disease states and their treatments in clinical practice.
Tissue injury and disease; cellular adaptations to injury in acute and chronic conditions; mechanisms of inflammation, tissue healing and pain, basic principles of pharmacology; pharmacological approaches to pain and inflammation; adverse effects, drug interactions, drug misuse, abuse and poisoning, the peripheral nervous system pharmacology, issues in quality use of medicines including individual and life stage factors influencing drug responses, client compliance, drug development and inflammation, clinical principles of neoplasia and treatment; hospital associated infections and public health; age related pathophysiology patterns; survelliance, detection and diagnosis of disorders.
Lehne, RA 2013, Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 8th Edition, Saunders Elsevier, St Louise, MO
Craft, J, Gordon, C, Tiziani, A, Huether, S, McCance, KL, Brashers, VL and Rote, NS 2011, Understanding Pathophysiology, Mosby Elsevier, Australia
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BIOL 1047 | Human Body 1 |
BIOL 1048 | Human Body 2 |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 3 hours x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 9 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION | |||
External (Online) | - x 9 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, WHYALLA | |||
Lecture | 3 hours x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 9 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER | |||
Lecture | 3 hours x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 9 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Part A: Preparation / Part B: Presentation poster, Quiz, Written examination
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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