Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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| Ourimbah | Semester 1 |
| Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst | Semester 1 |
Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Examines and analyses the concepts of sexuality and family and their multiple expressions in contemporary society. Concepts of human sexuality can include psychosocial, emotional and physiological changes involved with conception, pregnancy and birthing. The complex nature of working with a family when nursing a child who is ill or has a disability is also examined. A clinical placement with a community focus and / or women's and children's health is part of the course.
This course is a Compulsory Program Component and students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Nursing program
| Objectives | Completing the learning activities for this course should enable the student to expand their knowledge relevant to: 1. Synthesise learning about sexuality and families with previous understandings of health; 2. Apply knowledge of growth and development to analyse the needs of children of various ages; 3. Adapt communication skills to effectively engage with children and clients across their lifespan; 4. Describe common forms of developmental disability; 5. Explore issues for the family that includes a child with developmental disability; 6. Care for the hospitalised baby and child including calculating and administering IV fluids and drugs; 7. Appreciate pregnancy and birth as health events within a family; 8. Apply knowledge of conception, pregnancy and fetal growth to understand the experience of family members across a range of cultures during pregnancy; 9. Provide holistic client education concerning contraception, sexually transmitted infections and minor menstrual disorders; 10. Provide safe, effective and compassionate nursing care for clients who are experiencing reproductive health challenges including common investigative procedures and self examination of breasts and testicles; 11. Apply an evidence based approach to the assessment and holistic nursing care for clients experiencing diseases relating to the reproductive tract especially pelvic floor dysfunction, reproductive cancers and gynaecological and urological surgery; 12. Demonstrate an understanding of the law concerning child abuse and neglect; 13. demonstrate an understanding of the impact of gender differences on physical and psychological health, health breakdown and health related behaviours; 14. provide patient and family education that is sensitive to developmental age, gender and cultural needs; 15. Understand the role of the registered nurse and other members of a multidisciplinary health care team in providing age, gender and culturally appropriate patient care. |
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| Content | Theme 1 - Family and Gender Sexuality and its role in health Gender, sexual differences and health Diversity of family forms Family violence and child abuse (including law) Theme 2 - Paediatrics Communication & Health History Taking Physical & Developmental Examination of baby and child Nursing care of the Hospitalised Child Developmental Disability in children Care of the disabled hospitalised child and family Drug and Fluid calculations and administration for paediatric patients Nurses' role in child protection Theme 3 - Normal Pregnancy and Birth Fetal development Pregnancy Labour & Birth Breastfeeding Transition to parenthood Community nursing and support services for families Theme 4 - Reproductive Health Miscarriage Sexually Transmitted Infections Contraception Menstrual Disorders and Abnormal bleeding Hysterectomy and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Reproductive cancers |
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| Replacing Course(s) | N/A | ||||||||
| Transition | HUBS1406 (Human Bioscience for Nursing and Midwifery) - is equivalent to HUBS1401 (Human Bioscience). | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | All 1000 and 2000 Bachelor of Nursing level courses | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Case Study
Clinical Email Discussion Group Lecture Laboratory Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 6 weeks Laboratory: for 7 hour(s) per Term for Full Term Clinical: for 64 hour(s) per Term for Full Term Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for NURS3163 |