306934 (v.1) Advanced Nursing Practice - Promoting Health 561

Area:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0

Individual Study:

2 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Cross-cultural health care provision, primary health care, principles and application of health promotion, education and adult learning theory. Principles of community development, action research, reflective practice and change theory. Meeting procedures, consultative and collaborative processes.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - Identified promotional enhancing factors and addressed barriers that could impact on the implementation and success of health promotion strategies in isolated practice settings. Instigated and guided the consultative and collaborative process with community members, for identification of priority health issues and implementation of health related programs. Designed and developed a community health program including strategies for implementation and evaluation, using community development and action research principles. Implemented and evaluated community health education programs.

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:

Glanz, K. (1996). Achieving Best Practice in Health Promotion - Future Directions. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 6 (2), pp 25-28. Gray, D., Sputore, B., and Walker, J. (1998). Evaluation of an Aboriginal Health Promotion Program - A Case Study from Karalundi. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 8 (1), pp 24-28. Hass, J., Birch, S., and Hass, M. (1996). Creating Health Gains or Widening Gaps - The Role of Health Outcomes. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 6 (1), pp 4-6. Hawe, P., Degeling, D., and Hall, J. (1992). Planning Your Program. In P. Hawe, Evaluating Health Promotion - A Health Worker's Guide, pp. 41-58, MacLennan and Petty, Sydney. Kiger, A. (1995). Health Education Concepts and Practice. In A. Kiger, Teaching for Health, pp. 29-45. Churchill, New York. Livingstone. Kingsley, E. (1994). 'Community development - The challenge to change'. In C. Cooney (Ed.), Primary health care the way to the future (pp. 38-59). Sydney, Prentice Hall. Labonte, R. (1996). 'Health promotion - Ten years on from the Ottawa Charter'. Australian Journal of Primary Health-Interchange, 2 (4), 7-24.

Unit Texts:

Brockett, R. G. (1991). Self-Direction in Adult Learning, Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice. Reutledge, London. Katz, J., Peberdy, A., and Douglas, J. (2001). Promoting Health - Knowledge and Practice, 2nd ed., Palgrave, Oxford. Petty, J. (1995). Participatory Learning and Action - A Trainer's Guide, International Institute for Environment and Development, London.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Community development project plan 50%, Development of teaching plan 25%, Implementation teaching plan 25%. This is a grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1			Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2			Y