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NRS191 Primary Health Care Nursing 1: Health Promotion and Education (8)
Abstract| The Bachelor of Nursing curriculum is based on Primary Health Care as an organising framework. Students undertaking this subject 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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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: NRS191
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health |
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Enrolment restrictions| Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching (Birth to 5 Years)
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) |
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| Incompatible subject(s) |
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| NRS175 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1. be able to discuss concepts of health and differences in perceptions for children, adults, 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 demonstrate an understanding of the principles that underpin the concepts of critical thinking and reflection and significance of these concepts to nursing.
6. to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles that underpin the concepts of planning, problem solving and decision making and significance of these concepts to nursing.
7. to be able to demonstrate understanding and application of the skills required to find evidence through research.
8. to be able to apply, with direction, the principles and concepts of primary health care to specific nursing contexts at a beginning level.
9. to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles and functions of the inter-professional health care team.
10. to be able to demonstrate an understanding and application at a beginning level of the principles of formal academic writing.
11. to be able to use technology to aid research and present information in a professional manner, consistent with organisational requirements.
12. to be able to demonstrate a fundamental understanding and application of the principles of effective group work.
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SyllabusThe 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) Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander peoples
(ii) Ageing population
(iii) People with disabilities
(iv) Peoples from different cultures
(v) Inland peoples
(vi) 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
(g) Nurse as teacher/educator and nurse as leader
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 |
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Work Place Learning| This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
