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300721 (v.2) Primary Health Care Practice 223
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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Competency based evaluation. Primary health care project. This is by pass/fail assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| 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 | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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