Online Courses Handbook 2003

300712 (v.2) Nursing and Health 111

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Individual perceptions of health - values, beliefs, practices. Characteristics of the current health industry, consumers of health. Codes and standards of practice. Legal implications in nursing practice. Nurses Act 1992. Public and private health services and policy in Western Australia. Measurement and recording of health data. Accessing information technologies. Nursing informatics. Learning techniques and practices. Academic expectations - referencing, annotated bibliography, literacy and critical thinking. Goal setting, organisation of study commitments.