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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

NURS5030 (v.1) Nursing Professional Practice 1

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 177.0
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
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 3 x 2 Hours Semester
Workshop: 1 x 8 Hours Semester
Clinical Practice: 4 x 40 Hours Semester
Equivalent(s): 313091 (v.2) Nursing Professional Practice 561 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s): GMED5000 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience for Chronic Conditions or any previous version
OR
GMED2000 (v.1) Applied Bioscience for Chronic Conditions 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: This unit will use a body systems approach to assess, diagnose, plan, manage, document and evaluate patient care. Students will explore therapeutic interventions focussing on select primary health care initiatives aligned to the national health priorities. In this unit students will undertake simulated learning and complete designated hours of Professional Practice Experience (PPE) under supervision. This unit develops critical thinking, analytical problem solving, decision making and reflection through the demonstration of evidence based skills and health standards applicable to nursing practice. Students are expected to take responsibility for patient care appropriate to their level of scope.
Field of Education: 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Pass/Fail


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus 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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