306932 (v.1) Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Rural and Remote Practice 561


Area:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Individual Study:

2 x 3 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Nurse practitioner scope of practice, role, remote area context, cultural perspectives. Pharmacokentics, standing orders, possession, use, supply or ordering of medications from an approved formulary determined by Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nusing posts. Regulations, legislation, ethical principles, accountability and responsibility related to clients, medications, polypharmacy and prescribing.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

60399 Nursing not elsewhere classified

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Pass/Fail

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