NURS5024 (v.1) Diabetes Professional Practice
| Area: | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 10.0 |
| 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 4 Hours Weekly |
| Online Class: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Clinical Practice: | 1 x 80 Hours Semester |
| Prerequisite(s): |
HLPR5000 (v.1)
Chronic Condition Self-Management
or any previous version
AND GMED5003 (v.1) Living with Diabetes or any previous version AND GMED5004 (v.2) Understanding Diabetes or any previous version AND Admission into GC-DIABET (v.1) Graduate Certificate in Diabetes or any previous version |
| 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: | The focus of this unit is on applying evidence based education and self-management techniques to improve outcomes for people with prediabetes and diabetes in interdisciplinary settings. Students will undertake clinical practicum in diverse settings related to diabetes care under the supervision of a credentialled diabetes educator to consolidate knowledge and skills. Students will explore diabetes organisations and services, scope of practice of the diabetes educator including ethical and legal aspects. Lifelong learning principles also underpin this unit. They will apply teaching and learning principles, person-centred communication and counselling skills, leadership and management principles including patient safety and quality related to diabetes health service delivery. |
| Field of Education: | 060399 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bentley Perth Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||
| 2021 | Bentley Perth Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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
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