Undergraduate - UnitNUR1101 - Perspectives of health and wellness

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Offered	Berwick First semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Catherine Chung (Gippsland)

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the fundamentals of nursing care for individuals and communities by introducing concepts, processes and skills required for nursing practice Concepts introduced include body mechanics, pain and comfort, the collection of health and nutritional profiles and issues of growth and development across the individual's lifespan. It aims to introduce students to complementary therapies and the notion of healthy lifestyles for the older and younger person. The unit includes theoretical and practical information about nursing skills, concepts and processes in a clinical practice component.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe the concept of health from biomedical and psychological perspective
begin to evaluate the concept of health needs or challenges for the normal individual or group over the lifespan
perform selected basic care skills in a simulated environment using evidence-based approach
demonstrate knowledge and skills for the assessment of health and development of individuals over the lifespan
accurately collect and record data for health profiles and/or health histories for either individuals, groups or communities
demonstrate a beginning understanding of the theories and the effects of pain; and
demonstrate an ability to maintain safe body mechanics and comfort for clients/patients.

Assessment

Written examination: 50%. Students must pass this examination to pass the unit
Clinical fieldwork: 50%
Practical skills examination: pass/fail. Students must pass this examination to pass the unit
Students must attend 90% of all scheduled laboratories - refer to school guidelines for details

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Catherine Chung

Workload requirements

12 weeks x 2 hours lectures, 12 weeks x 2 hours laboratories, 8 hours student directed learning activities, 96 hours of clinical placement.

Co-requisites

Only available to students enrolled in: Bachelor of Nursing Practice, Bachelor of Nursing Practice/ Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Nursing (Community Health)