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BMA1912 - Human bioscience in nursing

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Biomedical Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Dr Natalie Bennett

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Peninsula

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit is the second in a sequence of two health science units that provides foundation knowledge of human anatomy and physiology relevant to the allied health professions of nursing and midwifery. The unit develops further the critical evaluation of evidence and an awareness of the changing nature of knowledge in the health sciences. The major themes in this unit of study are: body support and movement, cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, the respiratory system, the urinary system and the control of body fluids; the digestive system and the processing of nutrients in the body; the lymphoid/immune system, and microbes and infection.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Relate the structure of the major bones, joints and muscles to the functions of support and movement;
Explain how the cardiovascular system facilitates transport and maintains homeostasis;
Describe how the structures of the respiratory system enable ventilation and gas exchange;
Locate the organs of the digestive system and describe the processes of digestion, absorption and metabolism;
Discuss how urine is formed and the role of the kidneys in maintaining fluid composition and balance;
Outline the body's innate and adaptive defences and how they determine the nature of interactions with microbes.

Assessment

Online test (10%)
Mid-semester exam (1 hour) (20%)
Laboratory test (30%)
Examination (2 hours) (40%)

Hurdle: Attendance at 100% of tutorials and laboratory sessions, unless a medical certificate is provided.

Workload requirements

3 hours of lectures, 1 hour of tutorial and 2 hours practical or online work per week. An additional 6 hours per week of private study is recommended.