Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 14.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Clinical Practice: | 1 x 140 Hours Yearly |
Prerequisite(s): | 300733 (v.2) Family Nursing Practice 325 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Application of primary health care. Community development. Social justice and equity. Evidence based practice. Community assessment. Global issues in primary health care. Environment issues. Epidemiology. Change theory. Health advocacy. Rural and remote health. Health promotion, including mental health across the life span. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Demonstrated achievement of competencies in community health nursing practice in rural and remote nursing settings. Identified environmental and global issues relevant to client groups. Completeda community assessment using PHC research and epidemiology. Utilised change theory in community health nursing practice. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Competency based evaluation, health promotion program/project, community assessment. 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 | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Great Southern TAFE Albany | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Geraldton University Centre | Semester 1 | 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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