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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

312437 (v.1) Nursing Practice 565

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 286.0
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.
Lecture: 1 x 16 Hours Once-only
Clinical Practice: 1 x 270 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s):     311301 (v.1) Behavioural Perspectives of Mental Health 563 or any previous version
    OR
    313039 (v.2) Behavioural Health Science for Nursing 365 or any previous version
AND
    311302 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience 563 or any previous version
    OR
    313038 (v.1) Applied Bioscience 365 or any previous version
    OR
    313034 (v.1) Applied Bioscience 264 or any previous version
Syllabus: Assessment of client groups, families and individuals in relation to health, risk assessment and identification of variations in health status in mental health, paediatric, and community settings. Application of the principles of primary health care in these settings. Demonstration of communication and therapeutic relationships, health advocacy and health promotion including mental health across the lifespan. Medication administration.
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.
Field of Education: 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Pass/Fail

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2012 Great Southern TAFE Albany Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External