13364 (v.2) Nursing Studies 575
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Historical and current trends in relevant theory and research, knowledge development. Nursing theories and conceptual analyses. Positivism - postpositivist shift, introduction to postmodernism. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated the ability to analyse historical and current trends in the evolution of nursing science. Evaluated theories and conceptual frameworks for their heuristic value to nursing. Evaluated selected scientific strategies for their appropriateness in the study of nursing phenomenon. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Nicoll L., (Ed.), (1997), Perspectives on Nursing Theory, 3rd ed., Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment One 40%. Assignment Two 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
