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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

306933 (v.1) Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health Care Practice 561

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Individual Study: 1 x 8 Hours Weekly
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: In a health care practice context: cultural theory, migrant policy and social justice. Colonisation; Aboriginal, migrant and refugee history; contemporary issues; and community control. Theory of cultural security, cross-cultural communication and cross-cultural health assessment. Culture of poverty and the cultural impact on health outcomes. Interdisciplinary roles in health care practice, preceptorship and advocacy.
Field of Education: 060399 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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