311294 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience 561
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| 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: | 4 x 2 Hours Semester |
| Online Class: | 8 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Seminar: | 4 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Prerequisite(s): |
311295 (v.1)
Indigenous Australian Health and Culture 561
or any previous version
OR 312649 (v.4) Indigenous Cultures and Health 130 or any previous version OR 314912 (v.1) Indigenous and Global Health 561 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: | This unit will explore the determinants of health and global chronic health conditions: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and clinical decision making for health management of individuals with chronic health states: pain, stress, altered healing, altered mobility, immune dysfunction, fluid, electrolyte and endocrine disturbances. Students will explore the promotion of self-management strategies that can be adopted illness. The pharmacological management in chronic health is also explored. Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drug actions and interactions, drug classifications (according to body systems), principles of medication administration, drug distribution systems, routes of administration will be examined. |
| Field of Education: | 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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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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