Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice

Course aim

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.

Course content

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.

Textbook(s)

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

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BIOL 1048	Human Body 2
BIOL 1047	Human Body 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
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.

Assessment

Part A: Preparation / Part B: Presentation poster, Quiz, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.