Students who successfully complete this course will have demonstrated knowledge and skills integral to:
* Professional practice
* Critical thinking and analysis
* Provision and coordination of care
* Collaborative and therapeutic practice

This course comprises four modules. Each has a defined set of learning outcomes as listed below:

Module 1 - Professional Practice
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* explore the ethical concepts of consent and autonomy using Socratic dialogue
* demonstrate understanding of the relevant common law and legislation relating to consent, assault and child protection

Module 2- Critical thinking and analysis
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* outline the pathophysiology of selected infective, inflammatory, degenerative and injurious conditions
* discuss the psychological impact of these conditions on the client, their family and their community
* debate the significance and impact of evidence-based practice in nursing
* develop skills in effective data base searching
* discuss the association of epidemiology to Australia's National Health Priorities

Module 3- Provision and coordination of care
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* use the clinical reasoning cycle to explore selected clinical scenarios
* use a structured evidence-based assessment framework in collecting data about the physical, socio-cultural and mental health of individuals with health breakdown

Module 4 - Collaborative and therapeutic practice
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* discuss strategies to facilitate a physical, psychosocial, cultural environment that promotes individual/group safety and security
* discuss alternative therapeutic communication strategies for individuals who are unable to communicate effectively, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups
* demonstrate clinical communication skills that allow for changes in the individual's condition to be conveyed accurately and succinctly to other members of the health care team.

NURS1291 - Nursing Therapeutics and Health Breakdown (10 units)
NURS1292 - Nursing Therapeutics and Medications (10 units)

NURS1291 and NURS1292 will be offered online in 2011 and 2012 for part-time students and those who fail and need to repeat.

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Successful completion of Human Bioscience (HUBS1401)
Concurrent enrolment in Advanced Human Bioscience (HUBS1416)
Concurrent enrolment in Clinical Practice 1B (NURS1202)

Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode

Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial

Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 4 hour(s) per Week for 8 weeks