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NRS302 Primary Health Care Nursing 1: Health Promotion and Education (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

The BScNurs curriculum is based on Primary Health Care as an organising framework. Students undertaking this course will therefore develop a comprehensive understanding of primary health care principles and philosophy and its implications for nursing. Students will implement a collaborative health promotion/health education project that demonstrates application of the principles of primary health care throughout the lifespan.

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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: NRS302

Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

  1. be able to discuss concepts of health and differences in perceptions for individuals, families and communities.
  2. be able to discuss Primary Health Care philosophy and principles and apply the principles of primary health care in nursing practice.
  3. be able to examine the concepts of social justice and equity in primary health care, and demonstrate cultural safety.
  4. be able to discuss primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and health care contexts and implications for the nursing role.
  5. be able to understand the principles that underpin the concepts of critical thinking and reflection and significance of these concepts to nursing.
  6. be able to understand the principles that underpin the concepts of planning, problem solving and decision making and significance of these concepts to nursing.
  7. be able to understand and apply the skills required to find evidence through research.
  8. be able to apply, with direction, the principles and concepts of primary health care to specific nursing contexts at a beginning level.
  9. be able to understand the roles and functions of the inter-professional health care team.

 

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

1.       The nature of health:

          (a)      Exploration of concepts of health, community and culture
          (b)      Social determinants of health
          (c)      Community health and community development

2.       Primary Health Care philosophy and framework:

          (a)      Primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention and health care

 3.      Social Justice and Equity in Primary Health Care:

          (a)      Application of social justice and equity principles within the Primary Health Care model for specific groups of people

                  (i)       Ageing population
                  (ii)      People with disabilities
                  (iii)     Peoples from different cultures
                  (iv)     Inland peoples
                  (v)      Women

 4.      Operationalising Primary Health Care:

          (a)     Role of Nursing in Primary Health Care context

                   (i)       Nursing and health promotion/education groups

                  *        Needs assessment – individual, family and community
                  *        Planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion/education activities

                  *        Promotion of self–care

                   (ii)     Role in policy development and implementation

          (b)     Role of Nursing in the secondary health care context

                   (i)      Nursing care implications

                            *        Health screening
                            *        Health challenges
                            *        Secondary prevention

          (c)     Role of Nursing in the tertiary health care context

                   (i)      Nursing implications

                            *        Health optimisation
                            *        Tertiary prevention

          (d)      Safe Nursing Practice

                   (i)       Scope of nursing practice
                   (ii)      Reflective thinking in practice
                   (iii)     Occupational health and safety principles and practice

 5.      Professionalism and Primary Health Care:

          (a)     Advocacy
          (b)     Respect
          (c)     Cultural safety
          (d)     Empowerment
          (e)     Facilitation
          (f)      Partnerships with individuals, groups and communities

 6.      Ways of knowing:

          (a)     Generic attributes of Charles Sturt University with particular focus on:

                   (i)       Academic skills
                   (ii)      Numeracy and literacy
                   (iii)     Critical thinking
                   (iv)     Technological literacy
                   (v)      Active research consumption

          (b)     Application of evidence to theory, reflection, critique and practice

Residential School

This subject contains a compulsory 5 day residential school.

For distance education students this subject will have a five day residential school.

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The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.