Unit of Study NURS2007 Primary Health Care and Nursing Practices (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NURS2008 - Human Response to Health Breakdown AND NURS2006 - Chronic Illness and Nursing Care
Co-requisites

NURS2009 - Health Maintenance and Restorative Nursing Care

Enrolment information

This unit contains professional experience learning/ laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/health/health-placements/. Please note Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Provides students with the opportunity to explore primary health care in relation to promoting the health of individuals, families and communities. Principles of primary health care, health education, public health and health promotion will be explored with a focus on vulnerable populations.

Unit content

Primary Health Care
- The context of primary care nursing
- The role of the nurse in primary health care
Principles of health promotion
Health education
- Health literacy
Cultural safety, cultural awareness and cultural competency in primary health care settings
Social determinants of health
Health inequalities in Australia and globally
Health maintenance for vulnerable populations
- Homeless
- Elderly
- Indigenous
- Mental health
- Disability
- Refugee
The health of families in the community
- Child and family health
- Supporting carers
- Child protection and domestic violence screening
- Elder abuse
The professional role of the nurse working in the community:
- Patient-centred care
- Interprofessional, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary care
- The nurse navigator
- Digital health
Preparation for PEP4

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2023

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:

critically review the role of the nurse in primary care settings within a primary health care framework

demonstrate knowledge and skills required to support vulnerable populations within a variety of primary care settings

demonstrate critical thinking skills for safe and competent nursing practice in primary care settings

investigate approaches used to work with the consumer and other health professionals to provide patient-centred care in primary care settings

Fee information

Domestic

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