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Unit of Study NURS1005 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (2025)

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  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty & College

  • Placement

    No


Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

discuss person-centred practice and what distinguishes it from other approaches

apply the component parts of the person-centred framework to fundamental nursing care provision

demonstrate appropriate strategies that can be used to enhance person-centred communication

explain the impact of the social determinants of health on being person-centred in a variety of contexts

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz40%
Clinical skills60%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz40%
Clinical skills60%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly )
Assessment
Quiz40%
Clinical skills60%

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