Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.5 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 300724 (v.2) Nursing Bioscience 243 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 300729 (v.2) Adult Nursing Practice 224
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Syllabus: | Body defence - infection, autoimmunity, anaphylaxis. Homeostasis - regulation of pH, shock. Mobility - fractures, soft tissue injuries, vertebral column injuries. Metabolism and nutrition - hepatobiliary and renal dysfunction. Oxygenation - cardiac dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, anaemia, haemostasis and thromboemboli. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Examined microbiological aspects of related disease states. Demonstrated the capacity to apply relevant physiology and pathophysiology to nursing practice. Identifies the relationship between pharmacological agents and the relevant disease process. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Birdsall C. and Sperry S., (1996), Clinical Paths in Medical Surgical Nursing, St Louis, CV Mosby. Carville K., (1998), Wound Care Manual, 2nd ed., Perth, Silver Chain Nursing Association. |
Unit Texts: | Fairchild S., (1996), Perioperative Nursing - Principles and Practice, 2nd ed., Boston, Little Brown and Co. Glaister K., (1997), Medication Mathematics - A Practical Approach for Nurses, Melbourne, MacMillan. LeMone P. and Burke K., (1996), Medical Surgical Nursing - Critical Thinking in Client Care, California, Addison-Wesley. Perry A. and Potter P., (1998), Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, St Louis, CV Mosby. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case Studies/Student Presentation 30%. Exams 70%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Great Southern TAFE Albany | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Geraldton University Centre | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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