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

Theme 1 - Professional Practice
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* demonstrate understanding of the relevant aspects of common law and legislation relating to professional accountability, negligence and professional misconduct
* explore the ethical concepts of beneficence and non maleficence using Socratic dialogue

Theme 2- Critical thinking and analysis
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* outline the epidemiology, risk factors and pathophysiology of colorectal cancer, gastroenteritis, liver disease, diabetes and kidney failure, and the associated co-morbidities
* discuss the psychosocial impact of these diseases on the client, their family and their community
* demonstrate an understanding of common types of qualitative research designs

Theme 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
* identify a range of techniques, including observation, interview, physical and mental health assessment appropriate to comprehensive nursing assessment and undertaking a patient history

Theme 4 - Collaborative and therapeutic practice
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
* apply a quality use of medicines framework to selected gastrointestinal, endocrine, and kidney diseases
* demonstrate therapeutic communication when supporting individuals dealing with grief, loss and bereavement.

NURS2194 - Gastrointestinal Nursing Therapeutics

NURS2194 will be offered online in 2012 and 2013 for part time students or those who fail and need to repeat.

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Concurrent enrolment in Clinical Practice 2A (NURS2102)

Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode

Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial

Self Directed Learning: for 10 hour(s) per Week for 6 weeks
Tutorial: for 6 hour(s) per Week for 6 weeks
Lecture: for 24 hour(s) per Term for Full Term