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NRS112 Essential Nursing Care: Valuing Health (8)

Abstract

Students undertaking this subject will develop the ability to apply primary health care principles to their nursing practice. Students will explore concepts of health and wellness and develop health assessment skills that can be used in a broad range of health care contexts, with communities and clients across the lifespan. This subject will develop knowledge and skills necessary for safe practice, therapeutic communication, assessment and screening throughout the lifespan. Students will be introduced to concepts of culturally safe care; work, health and safety (WHS) and the legal implications of nursing care. Students will be introduced to a simulated clinical environment (including a 4 day residential school for students enrolled in distance education) to develop basic assessment skills.

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Session 1
Online*Bathurst Campus
On CampusAlbury-Wodonga Campus
On CampusBathurst Campus
On CampusDubbo Campus
On CampusWagga Wagga Campus
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS112
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health

Enrolment restrictions

Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to use an evidence based health assessment framework to assess a patient's vital signs and history (aligns with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse: 1.2, 2.5, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 9.1, 9.2, 10.2).
  • be able to document patient assessment in a format which meets legal and organisational standards (NMBA 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.5, 6.3, 9.2, 9.5, 10.2, 10.3)
  • be able to define nursing terminology and use it in the correct context (NMBA 5.3, 6.3, 7.2, 7.7, 9.1, 9.2, 10.2).
  • be able to describe and explain appropriate patient centred communication strategies used in health care (NMBA 1.2, 2.5, 4.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.2, 7.7, 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5, 10.2, 10.3).
  • be able to describe and explain the variety of roles of members of the health care team (NMBA 1.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 6.4, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3).

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
  • Module 1: Basic Nursing Care Skills and Assessment
  • Module 2: Work Health and Safety
  • Module 3: Health Priorities
  • Module 4: Leadership, decision making, communication

Residential School

This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school. For first year students a residential school is designed to support their development of a relationship with the university and their lecturers. This will include tutorials and assessment of students through Clinical Skills Labs/Simulation. Development of physical skills through simulation is essential in the development of assessment skills.

Specialised Resources

Distance Education students will be required to travel to a residential school.

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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.