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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

300731 (v.3) Nursing and Midwifery Bioscience 244

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
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
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 300724 (v.3) Nursing and Midwifery Bioscience 243 or any previous version
OR
Admission into 301591 (v.4) Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Conversion Program for Registered Nurses or any previous version
OR
Admission into 307611 (v.1) Not For Degree - Registered Nursing (BOTP) or any previous version
OR
Admission into 310824 (v.2) Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) or any previous version
Syllabus: Body defence: infection, autoimmunity and anaphylaxis. Homeostasis: regulation of pH and shock. Mobility: fractures, soft tissue injuries and vertebral column injuries. Metabolism and nutrition: hepatobiliary and renal dysfunction. Oxygenation: cardiac dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, anaemia, haemostasis and thromboemboli.
Syllabus: Body defence - infection, autoimmunity and anaphylaxis. Homeostasis - regulation of pH and shock. Mobility - fractures, soft tissue injuries and vertebral column injuries. Metabolism and nutrition - hepatobiliary and renal dysfunction. Oxygenation - cardiac dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, anaemia, haemostasis and thromboemboli.
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: 010913 Human Biology
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Singapore Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Singapore 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