303280 (v.2) CAS - Community Health Care 216
| Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 303274 (v.2) CAS - Community Health Care 214 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Special community groups, the disabled, alcoholic, drug addicted, abused and the mentally ill. Clinical picture and health needs. Promotion of a healthy lifestyle - strategies to maintain health within the parameters of their condition. Care of special groups - strategies, clinical care skills, prevention and control, including screening. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have identified the health needs of special community groups. Promoted healthy lifestyles for special community groups. Cared and assisted special community groups with optimal living. |
| 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: | Berger, K. (1994). The Developing Person Through the Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers. Burke, M. and Walsh. M. (1992). Gerontologic Nursing. St Louis: Mosby. Issue Paper No. 1. (1991). The Australian Health Jigsaw - Integration of Health Care Delivery. Canberra: National Health Strategy. A National Aboriginal Health Strategy. (1989). Report. Canberra: National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party. Reid, J. and Trompf, P. (1991). The Health of Aboriginal Australia. Marrickville, NSW: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Schofield, H. (1998). Family Care Givers - Disability, Illness and Ageing. Melbourne - Allen and Unwin. Smith, D.E. (1991). Maternity care. New York:- Appoleton-Century-Crofts. Waddell, C. and Petersen, A. (1994). Just health - Inequality in Illness Care and Prevention. Melbourne: Churchill Livingstone. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment (Health promotion - visual display (special community group)). Test (multiple choice objective type). Completion of Skills manual. Project (special learning community group), Journal writing. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by pass/fail assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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