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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

313047 (v.2) Nursing Practice 467

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 44.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Semester
Individual Study: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 14 Hours Semester
Tutorial: 4 x 2 Hours Once-only
Clinical Practice: 6 x 40 Hours Semester
Prerequisite(s): 312438 (v.1) Holistic Nursing Care in Context 565 or any previous version
OR
311302 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience 563 or any previous version
OR
312437 (v.1) Nursing Practice 565 or any previous version
OR
Admission into 174910 (v.8) Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or any previous version
Syllabus: In collaboration with industry and the School of Nursing and Midwifery, develop and evaluate learning objectives relevant to a clinical setting including theory, nursing care and research relevant to placement. Assess, plan and coordinate care requirements for a client case load. Autonomous practice. Apply therapeutic communication and meet nursing competency standards in clinical contexts. Contemporary issues in nursing. Medication dosage calculations. Inter-professional health care practice. Provide clinical care within scope of practice, recognising role limitations as a beginning practitioner. National registration. Professional portfolio.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 060301 General Nursing
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y    
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y    
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2013 Geraldton University Centre Semester 2 Y        
2013 Great Southern TAFE Albany Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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