Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303230 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Health Problems 123 or any previous version
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303247 (v.2) CAS - Indigenous Health Problems 125 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Health history - principles and practice of health history of varying ages in multiple settings. A head-to-toe physical assessment with adults, the elderly and children. Use of clinical skills for assessment and specific purposes with rationales and documentation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Recorded a health history of an adult. Performed a head- to- toe physical assessment. Used assessment skills to monitor temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and special senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. Used specific skills for urine testing, blood glucose monitoring, fluid balance, administering of medications, collection of specimens, health care documentation, reporting and referring. |
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: | Aboriginal Health Unit. (1998). Clinical practice manual. Perth: Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University of Technology. Aged and Community Care Division. (1995). The Nursing Home Manual. Canberra: AGPS. National Health and Medical Research Council. (1996). Infection Control in Health Care Settings. Canberra: AGPS. |
Unit Texts: | Martins, A. (2000). Assessment guide for health workers. Perth: Vanguard Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Clinical laboratory tests, Clinical performance in practice settings, Journal writing. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by Pass/Fail Assessment |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | 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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