300721 (v.2) Primary Health Care Practice 223

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Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	7.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice:	1 x 56 Hours Quarterly
Syllabus:	Primary health care principles. Health education. Teaching and learning in nursing. Principles of health counselling. Nursing care relevant to practice - interviewing, observation and documentation.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated the capacity to apply principles of Primary Health Care in nursing across the lifespan. Demonstrated achievement of competencies in specific clinical settings. Applied principles of teaching and learning in clinical practice. Discussed wellness and health in relation to research in primary health care.
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:	Babcock D. and Miller M., (1994), Client Education - Theory and Practice, St Louis, Mosby-Year Book Inc. Baum F., Fry D. and Lennie I., (1992), Community Health - Policy and Practice in Australia, Leichhardt NSW, Pluto Press Ltd. McMurray. A., (1998), Community Health and Wellness - A Sociological Approach, Artamon, Mosby. Pender N., (1996), Health Promotion in Nursing Practice, 3rd ed., Connecticut, Appleton and Lange. Waddell C. and Peterson A., (Eds.), (1994), Just Health - Inequality in Illness, Care and Prevention, Sydney, Churchill Livingstone.
Unit Texts:	O'Connor M. and Parker E., (1995), Health Promotion - Principles and Practice in the Australian Context, St Leonards, NSW, Allen and Unwin. Wass A., (1994), Promoting Health - The Primary Health Care Approach, Sydney, W.B. Saunders.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Competency based evaluation. Primary health care project. This is by pass/fail assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     2004 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Geraldton University Centre Semester 2 Y