Area: |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
14.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Clinical Practice: |
1 x 140 Hours Yearly |
Prerequisite(s): |
300729 (v.2) Adult Nursing Practice 224 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): |
300732 (v.2) Health Concepts in Family Care 315
AND
300734 (v.2) Behavioural Perspectives on Families 335
AND
300735 (v.2) Nursing Bioscience 345
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Syllabus: |
Antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum nursing care. Neonatal care. Infant feeding. Nutrition for children. Fluid management. Central lines, parenteral nutrition. Documentation and communication of care. Medication administration. Observations. Identification of abnormal symptomatology in children. Care of the child and family in hospital. Paediatric assessment. Nursing care for infants and children. Safety and harm reduction in children. Role parameters for nurse in maternal, paediatric and child healthnursing. Parenting skills. Clients at risk. |
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| ** 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. ** |
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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 |
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Y |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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Y |
| 2004 |
Kalgoorlie Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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| 2004 |
Geraldton University Centre |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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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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