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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

313026 (v.1) Nursing Practice 161

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
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 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 9 x 2 Hours Semester
Tutorial: 3 x 2 Hours Semester
Prerequisite(s): Admission into 174910 (v.8) Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or any previous version
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.
Syllabus: Nursing practice development. Nursing history. Reflective practice. Regulatory practice - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Australian Nurses and Midwifery Accreditation Council and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Introduction to nursing processes, scope of practice and decision making framework. Introduction to physical and mental health assessment across the lifespan, including consideration of child development and healthy ageing. Apply a functional health approach to subjective data collection and documentation. Development of baseline assessment skills, and introduction to standard precautions, including hand hygiene. Communication theory and application in nursing practice. Development of problem solving; the use of Clinical Practice Assessment Tool. Introduction to medication mathematics. Fundamental/basic nursing care based on current best practice, quality outcomes, patient self care/independence. Manual handling.
Field of Education: 060301 General Nursing
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2014 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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