310436 (v.1) Spinal Rehabilitation 321

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
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.
Lecture:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice:	1 x 76 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Principles of wellness and self determination. Stages of rehabilitation. Cultural competence. Physical assessment; Management of acute spinal cord injuries; immobilization equipment; pharmacology; post traumatic stress; principles of adult learning for client education, creating a therapeutic milieu; holistic interventions and practices; technology for independence; self care practices; mobility; discharge planning and therapeutic recreation. Reflective practice. Legal and ethical issues.
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:	060399 Nursing not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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