Online Courses Handbook 2003

300732 (v.2) Health Concepts in Family Care 315

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	300728 (v.2) Professional Practice Issues 214 or any previous version
Family structure, function and assessment across the lifespan. Mental health issues relating to child birth. Legal and bioethical issues and accountability. Human sexuality and family planning. Reproductive issues. Family resources. WHO standards related to family health. Effects of illness and hospitalisation on families. Family abuse - child abuse, domestic violence and elder abuse. Cultural variations in families. Differences in health needs of men and women. Impact of chronicity, disability and rehabilitation on families.

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