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International Study Abroad
Enrolment code: CNA090
Unit description: For details, contact Faculty of Health Science
Discipline Studies in Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA105
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Explores: (a) the development of nursing as a practice-based
discipline, with students having the opportunity to examine their personal
images of ‘the nurse’ and ‘nursing’, and the images of the nurse as carer, healer
and intuitive knower; and (b) various understandings of ‘the body’ and
‘nursing work’ as revealed through oral histories, narratives, exemplars and
reflections. Issues involving the art and science of nursing are addressed.
Staff: Mr G Crack, tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly (26 wks);
Assess: 2x1,500 to 2,000-word essays (50% ea)
Required texts, etc:
Handbook Reader
Courses: H3D
Health Care where People Live and Work
Enrolment code: CNA125
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Draws on the World Health Organisation’s Primary Health
Care approach as outlined in the Alma Ata Declaration (1978) and also
examines contemporary public health developments. The unit title Health Care
where People Live and Work is part of the WHO definition of Primary Health
Care and is explored literally and broadly. Our own health experiences and
behaviour provide the basis for enhancing our understanding of health and
health care in our communities and provides foundation public health concepts
for integration into professional practice. Semester 2 continues a focus on health
assessment and includes practice in physical assessment skills.
Staff: Mr G Crack, Ms J Spencer
Unit weight: 37.5%
Teaching: 5–8 hrs weekly
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Assess: 2x2hr exams (25% ea), 2x1,000-word assignments (10% & 15%), skills
assessment (10%), complete health assessment (15%)
Required texts, etc:
Jarvis C, Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 3rd edn, Saunders, 1996
Jarvis C, Student Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health
Assessment, 2nd edn, Saunders, 1996
Waas A, Promoting Health: The Primary Health Care Approach, 2nd edn, 2000
Courses: H3D
Health Care Where People Live and Work 1
Enrolment code: CNA126
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Draws on the World Health Organisation’s Primary Health
Care approach as outlined in the Alma Ata Declaration (1978) and also
examines contemporary public health developments. The unit title Health Care
where People Live and Work is part of the WHO definition of Primary Health
Care and is explored literally and broadly. Our own health experiences and
behaviour provide the basis for enhancing our understanding of health and
health care in our communities and provides foundation public health concepts
for integration into professional practice.
Staff: Mr G Crack
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 5 hrs weekly
Mutual excl: HGE126
Assess: 2-hr exam (50%), 2x1,000-word assignments (20% & 30%)
Required texts, etc:
Jarvis C, Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 3rd edn, Saunders, 1996
Jarvis C, Student Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health
Assessment, 2nd edn, Saunders, 1996.
Waas A, Promoting Health: The Primary Health Care Approach, 2nd edn, 2000
Courses: M3H R3A R3C R3K
Scientific Perspectives in Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA205
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Introduces and develops a critical perspective towards
research in nursing and health, using research in practice, the publication of
research, and the context of health research in Australia. Other core elements
include an introduction to research methods, and an integration of research
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critique and data collection with nursing practice. The use of small group work
fosters a team-oreiented research practice.
Staff: Dr PJ Martyr, Ms R Bull
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2 hrs weekly (20 wks)
Prereq: CNA105
Assess: assignment (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Beanland C, Schneider Z, Lobiondo-Wood G and Haber J, Nursing Research:
Methods, Critical Appraisal and Utilisation, Mosby, Syd, 1999
Elliott, D et al,Study Guide (to accompany the above), Mosby, 1999.
Courses: H3D
Supportive Care in Hospital and Community
Settings
Enrolment code: CNA225
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Special note: Experiential curriculum in practice, either Launceston or Hobart
or other parts of the State
Unit description: Explores health issues associated with chronic and episodic
illness care, mental health nursing and aged care, with an emphasis being
placed on the care of people within the context of their families and social
networks. Through the use of case studies, students develop both practical and
theoretical knowledge, and are given the opportunity to gain experience and
learn through nursing people. They are encouraged to draw on their
background knowledge of a wide range of disciplines to apply theoretical
understandings to the provision of nursing care.
Staff: Ms R Bull (Coordinator), Ms Y Sneddon
Unit weight: 37.5%
Teaching: 9 hrs weekly on-campus study, and field-based experiential
curriculum
Prereq: CNA125, CRA181
Assess: assignment (max 2,500 words) (25%), exam (25%), groupwork (25%),
practice profile (max 2,000 words) (25%)
Courses: H3D
Child and Adolescent Health
Enrolment code: CNA245
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
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Unit description: Explores a broad range of health related issues and theories
about children and adolescents. The unit covers an introduction to the
multi-disciplinary field of child and adolescent health care and a broad
spectrum of contemporary Australian work to include the development of
health related public policy. Students have the opportunity to pursue a family
study with a focus on infants and or pre-school children.
Staff: Ms S Brennan, Dr J Sankey, Dr P Martyr
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: offered electronically using WWW, email and other on-line modes of
delivery
Assess: a case study of interviews/conversations with a family (50%),
2,500-word essay (40%), participation in electronic tutorials (10%)
Courses: H3D M3H
Perspectives on Ageing
Enrolment code: CNA246
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Seeks to problematise the field of aged care and to promote
the students’ independence in learning. The unit consists of two modules which
develop: understanding of the lived experiences of aged persons who are able
to live independently or with some community support, through conversations,
stories and literature; an interest in and understanding of the issues
surrounding the health and well-being of the aged in Australia; and, critical
insights into contemporary research and practice, and policy development in
aged care.
Staff: Mr A Robinson (Coordinator), Dr PJ Martyr (Web Mistress)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible delivery – offered either conventionally (with lectures and
tutorials) or electronically using WWW, email and other on-line modes of
delivery
Assess: 2x1,500-word essays (50% ea)
Required texts, etc:
Bevan C and Jeeawody B, Successful Ageing. Perspectives on Health and Social
Construction, Mosby, 1998.
Majors: Social Ecology, Economics
Courses: H3D M3H R3A
Professional Issues in Nursing Practice
Enrolment code: CNA307
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2; Ltn, sem 1&2
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Unit description: Focuses on exploring contemporary issues in nursing, using
a variety of theoretical frameworks. Students are assisted to identify areas of
law and ethics most relevant to nursing, and to engage critically with related
questions, issues and concerns which create tensions in nursing practice.
Consideration is given to the social and political contexts of health care, and
students are encouraged to incorporate a developing critique of
professionalisation processes. Student experiences in acute care nursing, mental
health nursing, and community health settings are examined to explore practice
implications and challenges of such theories and critiques.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: offered electronically using www
Coreq: CNA315, CNA316
Assess: tba
Courses: H3D
Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
Enrolment code: CNA308
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Students are assisted to identify areas of law and ethics most
relevant to health care and nursing and to engage critically with related
questions, issues and concerns which create tensions in health care and nursing
practice.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: offered electronically using www
Coreq: CNA315, CNA316
Assess: tba
Courses: M3H
Acute Care Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA315
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/; NWC, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: Students are required to be available five days a week, including
early mornings and evenings, to be students in hospital settings.
Unit description: Sets nursing practice in the context of individuals and
families experiencing illnesses who require interventions at the secondary and
tertiary health levels. Students are exposed to a range of situations where they
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can expect to gain competence within the full range of Australian Nursing
Council Incorporated (ANCI) Competencies. The unit is focused on nursing
therapeutics and treatments used to assist individuals in the restoration of
health.
Staff: Ms J Cameron (Coordinator); Ms D Fassett, Mr A Robinson
Unit weight: 37.5%
Teaching: (quotas) –- 24 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: CNA225, CRA282
Coreq: CNA307
Assess: performance in practice (100%): practice profile (25%), clinical enquiry
(25%), 2-hr open-book exam (25%), OSCE (25%). Students must pass each
component.
Required texts, etc:
Woundcare Package, Pharmacology package.
Galbraith A, Bullock S and Manias E, fundamentals of Pharmacology: A Textbook
for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, Syd,
1997
Australian Nursing Council, ANCI National Competency Standards for the
Registered Nurse, 2nd edn, Dickson, ACT, 1998
Burkitt H, Quick C, Gatt D, Essential Surgery Problems, Diagnosis and
Management, 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, Syd, 1996
Haslett C, Chilvers E et al, Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine, 18th
edn, Churchill Livingstone, Syd, 1999
Courses: H3D
Community Practice
Enrolment code: CNA316
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Focuses on a primary health care and health promotion
approach to studying nursing practice in various community and mental health
care settings. The unit consists of two modules (Community Health Nursing
and Mental Health Nursing). It gives students comprehensive experience and
enables them to gain appropriate knowledge and skills in both areas. Students
are exposed to a range of situations where they can expect to gain competence
within the full range of Australian Nursing Council Incorporated (ANCI)
Competencies. Note: students are required to be available 5 days a week,
including early mornings and evenings, as students in hospital and community
settings.
Staff: Ms J Spencer (Coordinator), Ms H Noble, Ms M Milton, Ms C Campbell
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Unit weight: 37.5%
Teaching: (quotas)
Prereq: CNA225, CRA282
Coreq: CNA307
Assess: Mental Health Nursing performance in practice, practice portfolio and
student presentation (50%); Community Health Nursing performance in
practice, practice portfolio and student presentation (50%). Students are
required to achieve a pass in both modules to pass the unit
Courses: H3D H7A
Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
Enrolment code: CNA326
Offered: dist.ed, sem 2
Unit description: Has been designed to assist students to identify those areas
in law of most relevance to health care agencies and explain how they affect
nursing personnel in practice. Students have the opportunity to apply relevant
principles to situations typically encountered in nursing practice and to identify
issues in nursing about which the law is unclear.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: equiv of 3 hrs weekly
Assess: 1,200-word assignment (40%), 2,000-word assignment (60%)
Nursing Research
Enrolment code: CNA365
Offered: dist.ed, sem 1&2
Unit description: Introduces research methodology, statistics, and computing
as it relates to research and developments in nursing. The main purpose of the
unit is to show students how to use disciplined inquiry as a means of
improving nursing practice.
Staff: Dr J Sankey
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: equiv of 1.5 hrs weekly (26 wks)
Assess: set of statistics exercises (50%), 2 written critiques (20%), an essay (40%)
Courses: H3D
Organising Nursing Care
Enrolment code: CNA386
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Offered: dist.ed, sem 2
Unit description: Introduces the application of management knowledge and
skills to nursing, with particular emphasis being placed on organising the
provision of nursing care in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities
and in the community. Areas such as strategic planning for nursing services,
staffing and financial control of nursing practice, power in relation to
organisation structure, and relevant aspects of regionalisation of health care
services are included. Students are encouraged to explore and analyse critically
management issues in their own area of nursing practice.
Staff: Ms Y Sneddon
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: equiv of 3 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Assess: budget plan (35%), 2,000-word assignment (50%), class presentation
(15%)
Required texts, etc:
Scheiwe D and Clinton M, Management in the Australian Health Care
Industry, Harper Educational, Syd.
Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
Enrolment code: CNA400
Unit description: For details, contact Faculty of Health Science
Nursing Inquiry in Practice
Enrolment code: CNA405
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Provides advanced professional study, the focus of which is
a research driven, in-depth study of a field of nursing practice. The experiential
curriculum draws on scientific, interpretative and critical theoretical positions
which are the subject of a series of seminars, tutorials and other teaching and
learning strategies which enable students to explore their practice.
Staff: Mr A Robinson
Unit weight: 30%
Teaching: comprising clinical practicum of 196 hrs minimum
Assess: development and submission of an in-depth personal practice profile
(100%)
Courses: H4A
Research Seminars and Project
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Enrolment code: CNA435
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Provides students with research training relevant to
nursing, and prepares them for a higher nursing degree, by research. They
conduct research into a field of nursing practice which is informed and
supported by a series of collaborative seminars which provide them with a
forum to discuss and judge their research critically. The seminars consider
methods, research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation and
publication.
Staff: Mr A Robinson (Coordinator); Ms D Fassett, Dr G Farrell, Dr C
Parkinson, Prof C Moorhouse, Ms J Sondermeyer, Ms R Bull, Assoc Prof K
Blackmore, Ms Y Sneddon
Unit weight: 70%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly
Assess: 15,000-18,000-word research thesis and an oral defence of this research
thesis (100%)
Courses: H4A
Advanced Practice in Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA705
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on issues surrounding specialisation in nursing
practice. Key concepts explored include the development of speciality areas, the
scope of specialist practice and the recognition of nurse-specialists. The
political, legal and ethical issues associated with specialisation in nursing are
also considered.
Staff: Dr J Sankey
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: seminars, tutorials
Assess: 1,500-word essay (40%), 2,500-word seminar paper (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Book of readings: contact the School
Courses: H6A
Research in Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA706
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Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Provides a consumer approach to research. Students are
encouraged to develop an understanding of the research approaches in their
specialty area through an analysis of current literature. A comprehensive
overview of research designs as well as models of program evaluation, quality
assurance, and research use in practice are also considered.
Staff: Dr J Sankey
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing
Assess: 2x1,000-word research critiques, research proposal
Required texts, etc:
Beanland C, Schneider T et al, Nursing Research, 1st Aust edn, Mosby, 1999.
Courses: H6A
Neurobiology and Neuropharmacology
Enrolment code: CNA710
Offered: Ltn, sem 2;
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Covers neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and
neuropharmacology. Particular emphasis is placed on the neurochemical basis
of mental disorders and their treatment with psychotherapeutic agents.
Staff: Dr D Geraghty
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: 2,500-word essay based on a topical area of neurobiology and
neuropharmacology (50%), a selected topic requiring a 10-min seminar
presentation, a 500-word, typed bibliography (25%), 1.5-hr written exam
consisting of 20 short answer questions (25%
Recommended reading:
Barr ML and Kiernan JA, The Human Nervous System: an Anatomical
Viewpoint, 6th edn, JB Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1993
and selected readings from:
Rang HP and Dale MM, Pharmacology, Churchill Livingstone, Melb, 1992.
Courses: H6A
Advanced Therapeutic Communication
Enrolment code: CNA711
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
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Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Increases both the breadth and depth of students’ existing
knowledge and skills concerning therapeutic encounters with clients. Emphasis
is given to both the theory and practice of therapeutic communication skills as
these are applied in individual and group situations. The unit is conducted as a
series of one day workshops and tutorials. It is important for students to attend
all the workshops in order to practise their skills and learn from their
colleagues’ experiences, and to have the opportunity to interact with each other
in the form of various interpersonal skills training exercises.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Assess: an analysis of an interview between the student and a client (1,000
word equiv), a presentation to demonstrate the practical application of
communication skills in the student’s practice setting (2,000 word equiv), and a
written 1-hr exam to assess student’s factual knowledge (1,000 word equiv)
Required texts, etc:
Leppanen Montgomery C, Healing Through Communication: The Practice of
Caring, Sage, Newbury Park, 1993
Ley P, Communicating with Patients: Improving Communication, Satisfaction and
Compliance, Croom Helm, Lond, 1988.
Courses: H5A H6A
Health Promotion
Enrolment code: CNA713
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Introduces a wide range of activities that constitute the field
of health promotion. Students examine the different approaches to health
promotion and are encouraged to explore issues arising from the development
of the Ottawa Charter.
Staff: Mr G Crack
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Assess: a project (equiv to an assignment of 2,500 words) to be determined
through student/staff consultation focusing on health promotion; a
seminar paper of 1,500 words
Recommended reading:
Howe P, Degeling D and Hall J, Evaluating Health Promotion, Maclennan and
Petty, Syd, 1990
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National Centre of Epidemiology and Population Health, 1992, Improving
Australia’s health: the role of primary health care, Final Report of the Review
of the Role of Primary Health Care in Health Promotion in Australia, by
DG Legge, DN McDonald and C Benger, National Centre for
Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU, Canberra.
Courses: H6A
Cancer Nursing Studies A
Enrolment code: CNA720
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Consists of two parts. The first concentrates on ‘cancer the
disease’, its nature, spread and manifestations, and the second focuses on
contemporary debates on cancer prevention strategies and screening.
Epidemiological issues and pathophysiological concepts will be explored prior
to an overview of contemporary approaches to care.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Assess: 2 x 2,000-word assignments focusing on a current clinical issue in
cancer nursing (50% ea)
Recommended reading:
Groewald SL, Frogge ML, Goodman M and Yarbo H, Cancer Nursing Principles
& Practice, 3rd edn, Chapman & Hall, (distributed by Nelson Melb), 1993.
Courses: H5A H6A
Cancer Nursing Studies B
Enrolment code: CNA721
Offered: Hbt, s-sch
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on the impact of cancer and its treatment on the
individual and the family. Students are encouraged to develop understandings
and issues related to cancer as a chronic illness. The meanings that cancer holds
for individuals and families are explored using a variety of methods.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing
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Assess: 2 x 2,000-word assignments focusing on a current clinical issue in
cancer nursing (50% ea)
Courses: H5A H6A
Cancer Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA722
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on the nursing management of cancer patients. The
emphasis is on experiential learning emerging out of practice. Nursing
interventions necessary for the patient with symptoms of advanced cancer and
the various treatments are explored. Competencies required for effective cancer
nursing are incorporated into the unit. The practicum will be arranged on a
contract basis.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: (a) data from a journal reflecting on all aspects of the student’s practice
–- taking the form of a 3,500-4,000-word essay, (b) the achievement of selected
specialist nursing competencies
Courses: H5A H6A
Cancer Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA723
Offered: Hbt, s-sch
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA722. The emphasis is on developing and
extending the knowledge and competencies for effective cancer nursing.
Students have the opportunity to select practice areas within the broad field of
cancer nursing and to work with preceptors in an experiential inpractice
curriculum.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing
Assess: journal reflecting on all aspects of the student’s practice; a
3,500-4,000-word assignment is developed from the journal; competency-based
assessment in practice
Required texts, etc:
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selected readings provided by the faculty.
Courses: H5A H6A
Child and Family Health Nursing A
Enrolment code: CNA730
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Allows students to explore critically how the family has
been constructed in Australia in response to changing social, political and
economic influences. The development of child health services is also
examined. The unit is developed in a way which allows flexibility and
student-centred learning.
Staff: Ms S Brennan, Dr J Sankey
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible study mode –- which may include statewide study days,
regional tutorials, computer assisted learning
Assess: 2,000-3,000-word essay (70%), 1,000-word seminar paper addressing
contemporary issues in child and family health (30%)
Required texts, etc:
Clements A, Infant and Family Health in Australia: A Textbook for Community
Health Workers, Churchill Livingstone, Melb, 1992.
Courses: H6A
Child and Family Health Nursing B
Enrolment code: CNA731
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA730. The emphasis is on developing and
extending the knowledge and competencies for effective Child and Family
Health nursing.
Staff: Ms S Brennan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 6 hrs weekly (13 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: 2,000-word essay and a 1,500-word seminar paper addressing
contemporary issues in child and family health
Courses: H6A
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Child and Family Health Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA732
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&semester 2&; Hbt, sem 1&semester 2&
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Introduces students to the specialist area of family, child
and youth health nursing. The unit focuses on communication and counselling
skills, group skills – infant and young child nutrition. A three-week in-practice
learning experience is included.
Staff: Ms S Brennan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: study days and workshops
Assess: A 2,000-word essay (70%) and presentation of a seminar paper (30%)
Required texts, etc:
Clements A, Infant and Family Health in Australia: A Textbook for Community
Health Workers, Churchill Livingstone, Melb, 1992.
Courses: H6A
Child and Family Health Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA733
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Provides the student with opportunities to further develop
competencies through critical reflective practice in more complex health
settings and includes a practicum.
Staff: Ms S Brennan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 6 hrs weekly (13 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: 1,500-word self-critique of practice, based on data from student’s
personal journals; various competency based assessments
Courses: H6A
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing Studies A
Enrolment code: CNA740
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
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Unit description: Introduces students to some of the fundamental concepts
and key debates in mental health/psychiatric nursing. A main focus is on client
assessment and the use of cognitive-behavioural interventions for clients who
are experiencing acute mental disorders. Current trends in mental health care
and the legal and ethical issues as they affect nurses’ practice are also
introduced.
Staff: Dr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing
Assess: seminar presentation (40%), 2,500-word essay on a topic related to a
contemporary clinical issue (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Wilson H and Kneisl C, Psychiatric Nursing, 4th edn, Addison Wesley, Menlo
Park, 1992.
Courses: H5A H6A
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing Studies B
Enrolment code: CNA741
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA740. Students now focus on the issues,
approaches to assessment and forms of intervention employed in community
care settings. The unit also considers aspects of rehabilitation in the mental
health area.
Staff: Dr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: seminar presentation, and a 2,500-word essay on a topic related to a
contemporary clinical issue in mental health/ psychiatric nursing
Recommended reading:
Wilson HS and Kneisl CR, Psychiatric Nursing, 4th edn, Addison Wesley,
Menlo Park, 1992.
Courses: H5A H6A
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA742
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
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Unit description: Encourages students to move beyond psychiatric
nomenclature and to begin to appreciate illness from the perspective of the
client. Students are encouraged to take a critical reflective approach to care, that
is, to question taken-for-granted practices and policies in order to enhance their
sensitivity, refine their skills and discover insights relevant for expert practice.
Staff: Dr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing
Assess: problem-based learning packages (30%), 2,000-word essay (40%),
performance-based assessment (30%)
Recommended reading:
Wilson HS and Kneisl CR, Psychiatric Nursing, 4th edn, Addison Wesley,
Menlo Park, 1992.
Courses: H5A H6A
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA743
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA742, with the emphasis being placed on
critical reflection on practice as the vehicle for acquiring the competencies
necessary for effective nursing practice in the area of mental health.
Staff: Dr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly (13 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: 3,500-4,000-word journal, involving a ‘grounded theory’ approach to
caring for two clients –- one suffering from an acute psychiatric illness, the
other in the post hospitalisation rehabilitation phase of the condition
Recommended reading:
Wilson HS and Kneisl CR, Psychiatric Nursing, 4th edn, Addison Wesley,
Menlo Park, 1992.
Courses: H5A H6A
Rural/Remote Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA744
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
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Unit description: Focuses on the development of advanced knowledge and
skills relevant to nursing clients in rural and remote areas. The unit includes
areas such as emergency skills, advanced health assessment, and counselling
and communication skills. Student have the opportunity to focus on practice in
a rural/remote area. The unit takes into account competency development
specific to rural and remote nursing practice.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, practical sessions and tutorials; 3-week
in-practice learning experience
Coreq: CNA746
Assess: clinical practice portfolio including satisfactory completion of selected
clinical competencies (50%), 3-000-word clinical case presentation or equiv
(50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Rural/Remote Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA745
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on CNA744, with a focus on service delivery and
management of resources in the rural/remote setting. Competency
development continues during the in-practice learning experience.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, practical sessions and tutorials; 3-week
in-practice learning experience
Prereq: CNA744
Coreq: CNA747
Assess: clinical practice portfolio including satisfactory completion of selected
clinical competencies (50%), 3-000-word clinical case presentation or equiv
(50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Rural/Remote Nursing Studies A
Enrolment code: CNA746
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
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Unit description: Examines theories and concepts in Remote/Rural Nursing.
The unit explores the social, historical and political factors that affect the
provision of health services in rural/remote areas. Current rural/remote health
policies and strategies for improvement of health status in rural and remote
communities are explored.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days and tutorials
Coreq: CNA744
Assess: 4,000-word (max) assignment on a current issue in rural/remote
nursing (75%), tutorial presentation (25%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Rural/Remote Nursing Studies B
Enrolment code: CNA747
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Builds on CNA746, with a focus on examining current
trends and issues related to the role of the nurse practitioner in rural and
remote areas.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days and tutorials
Prereq: CNA746
Coreq: CNA745
Assess: 4,000-word (max) assignment on a current issue in rural/remote
nursing (75%), tutorial presentation (25%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Perioperative Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA754
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Concentrates on field-based learning within the area of
perioperative care. Advanced clinical skills acquisition in both perioperative
care and management context is the main focus of the unit. Students also
complete a clinical practice profile.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
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Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, 3–4 days experience in operating rooms throughout the
state; minimum 300 hrs experiential curriculum practice
Coreq: CNA756
Assess: 2–3,000-word clinical enquiry into practice (40%), objective structured
clinical assessment [OSCA] (40%), clinical practice profile (20%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Perioperative Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA755
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA754, concentrating on advanced field-based
studies within the area of operating room management, including anaesthetics
and post-anaesthetic care. Competency development is furthered, supported by
clinical preceptors and clinical facilitators. Students are also guided by
readings, lectures, practical laboratories and case conferences.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, 3–4 days experience in operating rooms throughout the
state; minimum 300 hrs experiential curriculum practice
Prereq: CNA744
Coreq: CNA747
Assess: 2–3,000-word professional practice portfolio (60%), objective, structured
clinical assessment [OSCA] (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Perioperative Nursing Science A
Enrolment code: CNA756
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on nursing and medical science specific to specialist
perioperative nursing practice. Topics include: physiology, biochemistry,
pharmacology, therapeutics, anaesthetics and nursing science. These subjects
are explored in a contextual fashion in order to develop an integrated
understanding using problem-based learning.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures and tutorials
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Coreq: CNA754
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), clinical grand round review, presentation and
2–3,000-word supporting paper (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Perioperative Nursing Science B
Enrolment code: CNA757
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA756. As nursing
occurs within the social and political context of society at large, practical
application of theory generated in the exploration of social and human
therapeutics is undertaken in interactive workshops which address the
specialised needs of the perioperative nursing client who is physically
compromised.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures and tutorials
Prereq: CNA754, CNA756
Coreq: CNA755
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), quality improvement project [QIP] (60%)
Courses: H6A
Gerontic Nursing Studies A
Enrolment code: CNA760
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Examines the impact of ageing on individuals in
contemporary society from a variety of perspectives. The unit explores
prevailing Western attitudes, concepts and debates around the aged and
ageing, and how these might impact on issues such as policy formation, service
provision, and the health status of older people.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 statewide study days and regional tutorials (equiv 3 hrs weekly)
Coreq: for H6A students –- CNA762
Assess: tutorials (10%), case study of interview/conversations with an older
adult (40%), 2,500-word essay (50%)
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Required texts, etc:
Ebersole P and Hess P, Toward Healthy Aging, Mosby, St Louis, 1994.
Courses: H5A H6A
Gerontic Nursing Studies B
Enrolment code: CNA761
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on disruptions to the health status of the ageing
person, including a critical consideration of factors that might contribute to
these, and how health disruption might impact on the life of the ageing
individual. The unit examines the health and life experiences of older people in
community and institutional settings, and explores concepts such as power,
change, loss and grief.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 statewide study days and regional tutorials (equiv 3 hrs contact
weekly)
Prereq: CNA760 and CNA762
Coreq: CNA763
Assess: 3500-4000 word essay (or equiv) critically addressing an issue or issues
of interest structured around the relationship between the older adult and their
life world
Required texts, etc:
Chenitz WC, Stone JT and Salisbury SA, Clinical Gerontological Nursing, WB
Saunders, Philadelphia, 1991.
Courses: H5A H6A
Gerontic Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA762
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Takes a critical, reflective approach to gerontic nursing
practice with a focus on supporting the elderly in their particular social
contexts. Students are required to undertake a practicum in a field of gerontic
nursing and to keep a reflective journal based on their practice. The unit
emphasis is on experiential learning from practice and the development of the
role of the registered nurse in providing care.
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Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: three statewide study days and regional tutorials (equiv 3 hrs contact
weekly) plus a practicum in a selected field of gerontic nursing.
Coreq: CNA760
Assess: 3,500-4,000-word essay derived from significant journal extracts (60%);
performance-based assessment (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Gerontic Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA763
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA762. The unit emphasises developing and
extending knowledge and critique to inform effective practice. Students have
the opportunity to select a practice area within gerontic nursing and to develop
and implement a learning contract which includes a practicum.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 statewide study days and regional tutorials (equiv 3 hrs contact
weekly), 1 practicum in a selected field of gerontic nursing
Prereq: CNA760, CNA762
Coreq: CNA761
Assess: 3500-4000-word essay incorporating critical reflection on practice (60%),
performance-based assessment (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Paediatric Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA764
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&semester 2&; Ltn, sem 1&semester 2&
Unit description: Explores what it means to be a paediatric nurse and situates
the practitioner within the specialty area. Clinical practice strongly guides the
unit where meanings may be explored within an experiential mode of learning.
Competency development is built on and supported by clinical preceptors and
clinical facilitators, guided by readings and tutorials.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
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Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials/laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in paediatric departments through the state; minimum 300 hrs experiential
curriculum practice
Coreq: CNA766
Assess: 3–4,000-word critique of nursing practice (40%), clinical performance
based assessment profile (50%), tutorial assessment (10%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Paediatric Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA765
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on CNA764. Competency development emerges
through clinical rotations in the paediatric specialty including ambulatory care,
neonatal intensive care, clinics, community and other designated areas.
Advanced medical, surgical and psychological nursing interventions are
discussed through case conferences and supported by clinical preceptors and
course facilitator.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly tutorials/laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in paediatric departments through the state; minimum 300 hrs experiential
curriculum practice
Prereq: CNA764, CNA766
Coreq: CNA767
Assess: professional practice portfolio (60%), practice profile – clinical
performance based assessments (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Scheiwe D and Clinton M, Management in the Australian Health Care
Industry, Harper Educational, Syd.
Courses: H5A H6A
Paediatric Nursing Studies A
Enrolment code: CNA766
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&semester 2&; Ltn, sem 1&semester 2&
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on the family unit within the social, political and
economic influences in Australia. The unit allows students to explore how their
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practice is influenced in an acute care family-centred environment. The
development of paediatric nursing as a discipline is examined and the
implications for practice explored in an ever-changing society. The growth and
development of the child from birth to adolescence which underpins the
approach to practice is examined. Students also gain knowledge in
pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic practices which are
related to caring for the child with alteration in respiratory and GIT status.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Coreq: CNA764
Assess: 2,000-word seminar paper (30%), 3–4,000-word clinical essay (60%),
tutorial assessment (10%)
Courses: H6A
Paediatric Nursing Studies B
Enrolment code: CNA767
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA766. The
application of theory generated in the exploration of social and human
therapeutics is undertaken in interactive workshops (eg palliative care, crisis
intervention, grief and loss), addressing the special needs of the child which is
physically and/or emotionally compromised. Students also gain knowledge in
pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic practices related to caring
for the child with alterations in gentourinary, musculoskeletal, neurological,
haematological, oncological, metabolic status. The student works on a proposal
and develops a best practice project.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Prereq: CNA764, CNA766
Coreq: CNA765
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), quality improvement project (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Critical Care Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA770
Offered: Not offered in 2001
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Unit description: Concentrates on introductory field-based learning within
the area of critical care. Advanced clinical skills acquisition in the acute care
contexts is the major focus of the unit. Clinical practice strongly guides the unit
where meanings may be explored within an experiential mode of learning.
Competency development is built on, supported by clinical preceptors, clinical
facilitator and guided by readings and case conferences. The unit develops a
critical care nurse practitioner who is able to assess the critically ill patient and
prioritise management.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly tutorials/laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in critical care departments through the state; minimum 300 hrs
experiential curriculum practice.
Coreq: CNA772
Assess: 2–3,000-word enquiry into practice paper (40%), objective, structured
clinical assessment [OSCA] (60%), clinical practice profile (pass/fail).
Courses: H5A H6A
Critical Care Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA771
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Concentrates on advanced field-based learning within the
area of critical care. Competency development is further built on, supported by
clinical preceptors, clinical facilitator and guided by readings and case
conferences. Department management and case load administration is explored
and the special, advanced nursing/technical needs of the critical care patient is
investigated.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly tutorials/laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in critical care departments through the state; minimum 300 hrs
experiential curriculum practice.
Prereq: CNA770, CNA772
Coreq: CNA773
Assess: professional practice portfolio (60%), objective, structured clinical
assessment [OSCA] (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Scheiwe D and Clinton M, Management in the Australian Health Care
Industry, Harper Educational, Syd.
Courses: H5A H6A
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Critical Care Nursing Science A
Enrolment code: CNA772
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on exploring the foundations in critical care nursing
practice. The unit includes scientific practice issues related to critical care such
as principles of positive pressure ventilation, haemodynamic management of
the critically ill patient and the applied psychological dimensions of critical care
practice. Students gain knowledge in the pathophysiology and care of
respiratory, cardiac and neurological disease processes as they relate to the
critically ill patient. Pharmacokinetics and first line management of emergency
situations are addressed.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Coreq: CNA770
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), patient/nursing grand round review – 2–3,000-word
paper and presentation (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Critical Care Nursing Science B
Enrolment code: CNA773
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on exploring advanced critical care nursing
practice. Students gain knowledge in the applied biosciences, pathophysiology,
and related pharmacology, of the renal, GIT, haemotological/immunological,
trauma and burns and endocrine/metabolic acute disorders as well as the
principles of management of these conditions in the critically ill patient. The
student works on a proposal and develops a best practice project.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Prereq: CNA770, CNA772
Coreq: CNA771
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), quality improvement project [QIP] (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
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Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA774
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Concentrates on field-based learning within the area of
neonatal intensive care. Advanced skills acquisition in acute care contexts is the
major focus of the unit, with the theoretical components of CNA776 Neonatal
Intensive Care Nursing Science A being integrated and applied from a practice
perspective. Students are expected to complete a clinical performance portfolio
of work over the duration of the unit. This unit focuses on the development of
neonatal intensive nursing care science as a discipline examining the theoretical
basis of embryology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic
practices. The unit allows students to explore how their practice is influenced in
an acute care family-centred environment.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and 3–4 days experience in the NICU
department; minimum 300 hrs experiential curriculum practice
Coreq: CNA776
Assess: 2–3,000-word clinical practice paper (40%), clinical performance based
assessment profile (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA775
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on the application of theoretical concepts to clinical
practice in CNA774. Clinical competency development continues to be the
focus of the unit with more advanced and complex nursing management of the
sick neonate undertaken. Advanced nursing and medical management is
discussed in both tutorial, interactive workshops, and Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit meetings. The application of therapeutic intervention and the effect of
these applications on nursing practice are examined and the evidence-based
practice model is used to investigate nursing practice.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials/laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in the NICU department; minimum 300 hrs experiential curriculum
practice
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Prereq: CNA774, CNA776
Coreq: CNA777
Assess: professional practice portfolio (60%), practice profile – clinical
performance based assessment (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Science A
Enrolment code: CNA776
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on introducing the student to the science of
neonatology and the development of neonatal intensive nursing care as a
discipline. The unit examines the theoretical basis of embryology,
pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic practices. The unit allows
students to explore how their practice is influenced in an acute care
family-centred environment.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Coreq: CNA774
Assess: exam (40%), tutorial paper and presentation (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Science B
Enrolment code: CNA777
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Continues to build on learning undertaken in CNA776.
Advanced theoretical concepts relating to Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing are
researched and explored. The application of advanced therapeutic technologies
and agents in Neonatal Intensive Care management are examined and the
effects, both expected and unexpected of those technologies, are questioned in
relation to efficacy, efficiency and patient outcomes. The social and political
context of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing are also examined. The student
works on a proposal and develops a best practice project.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
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Prereq: CNA774, CNA776
Coreq: CNA775
Assess: quality improvement project, presentation and paper (80%), 2,000-word
clinical paper (20%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Acute Care Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA780
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Concentrates on field-based learning within the area of
acute care nursing. Advanced critical skills acquisition in acute care and
management context is the major focus of the unit. Students also complete a
clinical performance record.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and experience within paediatric nursing units
throughout the state; minimum 300 hrs experiential curriculum practice
Coreq: CNA782
Assess: 3,000–4,000-word esay on a significant issue derived from clinical
nusing practice in acute care (40%), tutorial assessment (10%),
performance-based assessement (50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Acute Care Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA781
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA780. Students
also progress through a series of guided readings and complete a clinical
performance record.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and experience within paediatric nursing units
throughout the state; minimum 300 hrs experiential curriculum practice
Prereq: CNA780
Coreq: CNA783
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Assess: 3,000–4,000-word essay on a significant issue derived from clinical
nursing practice in acute care (40%), tutorial assessment (10%),
performance-based assessment (50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Acute Care Nursing Science A
Enrolment code: CNA782
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on nursing and medical science specific to specialist
acute care nursing practice. Topics in physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology,
therapeutics and nursing science are explored in an integrated fashion using
problem-based learning.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, tutorials and practical sessions
Coreq: CNA780
Assess: tutorial presentation and paper (20%), three short answer tutorial
exams during sem (30%), 2,500-word essay (50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Acute Care Nursing Science B
Enrolment code: CNA783
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA782. As nursing
occurs within the social and political context, practical application of theory
arising from the exploration of social and human therapeutics is undertaken in
interactive workshops which address the special needs of the client in the acute
care context who is physically compromised.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, tutorials and practical sessions
Prereq: CNA782
Coreq: CNA781
Assess: 2,500–3,000-word quality improvement project paper/presentation
(60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
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Emergency Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA784
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Explores what it means to be an emergency nurse, situating
the practitioner within the specialty area. Clinical practice strongly guides the
unit where meanings may be explored within an experiential mode of learning.
Competency development is built on, supported by clinical preceptors, clinical
facilitator and guided by readings, lectures, practical laboratory work and case
conferences. The unit develops an emergency nurse practitioner who is able to
asses/triage the emergency patient’s condition and prioritise management.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and 3–4 days experience in emergency
departments through the state; minimum of 300 hrs experiential
curriculum practice
Coreq: CNA786
Assess: 2–3,000-word enquiry into practice paper (40%), objective, structured
clinical assessment [OSCA] (60%), clinical practice profile (pass/fail)
Courses: H5A H6A
Emergency Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA785
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA784,
concentrating on advanced field-based exploration of practice with the specialty
areas of emergency nursing. Disaster planning, trauma management, clinical
leadership and supervision are included in the unit. Competency development
is further built on, supported by clinical preceptors, clinical facilitator and
guided by readings, lectures, practical laboratories and case conferences.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials /laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in emergency departments throughout the state; minimum of 300 hrs
experiential curriculum practice
Prereq: CNA784, CNA786
Coreq: CNA787
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Assess: professional practice portfolio (60%), objective, structured clinical
assessment [OSCA] (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Emergency Nursing Science A
Enrolment code: CNA786
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Foundational unit focusing on the applied biosciences that
relate to emergency nursing. Students gain knowledge of the principles of
emergency care, exploring the related pathophysiology (mechanisms of trauma
and disease), pharmacokinetics, theory of triage and trauma, and the first-line
management of emergency presentations of patients with cardiac, respiratory,
shock and neurological states.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Coreq: CNA784
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), patient/nursing grand round review – 2–3,000-word
paper and presentation (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Emergency Nursing Science B
Enrolment code: CNA787
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA786. Students
explore the advanced theoretical understandings which emerge in practice,
with emphasis on ophthalmic, ear, nose and throat, GIT, renal,
gynaecological/obstetric, endocrine/metabolic, haematological/immunological
and psychiatric emergencies. The theory of disaster planning and department
management is addressed. The student works on a proposal and develops a
best practice project.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures/tutorials
Prereq: CNA784, CNA786
Coreq: CNA785
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Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), quality improvement project [QIP] (60%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Anaesthetic Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA790
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Concentrates on field-based learning within the area of
anaesthetic care. Advanced critical skills acquisition in anaesthetic management
focusing on pre-anaesthetic, anaesthetic and post-anaesthetic care of the patient.
Competency development is built on, supported by clinical preceptors, clinical
facilitator and guided readings, lectures, practical laboratories and case
conferences.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and 3–4 days experience in anaesthetic
departments throughout the State; minimum 300 hrs experiential
curriculum practice
Coreq: CNA792
Assess: 2–3,000-word enquiry into practice paper (40%), objective, structured
clinical assessment (OSCA) (40%), clinical practice profile (20%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Anaesthetic Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA791
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA790,
concentrating on advanced field-based exploration of practice within the
specialty areas of anaesthetics. Competency development is further built on,
supported by clinical preceptors, clinical facilitator and guided by readings,
lectures, practical laboratories and case conferences.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials/laboratory practicals and 3–4 days experience
in anaesthetic departments throughout the state; minimum 300 hrs
experiential curriculum practice
Prereq: CNA790, CNA792
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Coreq: CNA793
Assess: professional practice portfolio (60%), objective, structured clinical
assessment (OSCA] (40%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Anaesthetic Nursing Science A
Enrolment code: CNA792
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Foundational unit focusing on the science of anaesthetics,
addressing applied anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, physics,
biochemistry, microbiology and therapeutics, pharmacology and nursology.
These subjects are explored in an integrated manner using problem-based
learning.
Staff: Dr C Parkinson (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, tutorials and practical sessions
Coreq: CNA790
Assess: tutorial presentation and paper (20%), three short answer tutorial
exams during sem (30%), 2,500-word essay (50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Anaesthetic Nursing Science B
Enrolment code: CNA793
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Advanced unit, building on the pattern of CNA792. The unit
addresses the applied science that relates to patients undergoing an anaesthetic
for complex surgery such as cardiac, neurological, trauma and burns. In
addition, the unit explores the special needs of the neonate, paediatric, elderly
and obstetric patient. The student works on a proposal and develops a best
practice project.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, lectures and tutorials
Prereq: CNA790, CNA792
Coreq: CNA791
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), quality improvement project [QIP] (60%)
Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
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H5A H6A
Community Nursing Practice A
Enrolment code: CNA794
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Focuses on nursing clients in a variety of community
settings with an emphasis on experiential learning in practice. The unit takes
into account competency development specific to community nursing.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and experience within paediatric nursing units
through the state; 3-week in-practice learning experience
Coreq: CNA796
Assess: clinical practice portfolio including completion of negotiated clinical
competencies (50%), 3,000-word clinical case presentaton or equiv (50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Community Nursing Practice B
Enrolment code: CNA795
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Builds on CNA794. Students participate in community
based activities including community development and health promotion
programs.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, tutorials and experience within paediatric nursing units
through the state; 3-week in-practice learning experience
Prereq: CNA794
Coreq: CNA797
Assess: clinical practice portfolio including satisfactory completion of selected
clinical competencies (50%), 3,000-word clinical case presentation or equiv
(50%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Community Nursing Studies A
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Enrolment code: CNA796
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit
Unit description: Examines theories and concepts in Community Nursing as
they affect contemporary nursing practice. The unit explores the social, political
and economic underpinnings of community practice.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, tutorials and practical sessions
Coreq: CNA794
Assess: 4,000-word max assignment focusing on a current issue in community
nursing (75%), tutorial presentation (25%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Community Nursing Studies B
Enrolment code: CNA797
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotational unit;
Unit description: Builds on and continues the pattern of CNA796, exploring
issues relevant to community development including community assessment,
community participation, and program development and evaluation. The unit
also addresses current trends and issues related to the role of the nurse
practitioner in the community.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly, study days, tutorials and practical sessions
Prereq: CNA796
Coreq: CNA795
Assess: 4,000-word max assignment exploring an issue related to community
health (75%), tutorial presentation (25%)
Courses: H5A H6A
Discipline Studies in Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA805
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
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Unit description: Develops and explores philosophical and theoretical
perspectives which influence and construct nursing as a practice discipline.
Students have the opportunity for reflection through journalling and are
encouraged to question the assumptions, values, and theories underpinning
their practice. The development of nursing as a discipline is explored as an
outcome of western scientific thinking within the context of a critique of
science. The philosophy underpinning the teaching and learning within the
subject is a feminist praxis which endorses participation in a critical
conversation concerned with theorising nursing.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: 3,000-word paper (40%), 5,000-word paper (60%)
Courses: H7A
Contemporary Health Issues
Enrolment code: CNA806
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides an overview and critical analysis of contemporary
issues in health care. The unit’s multi-disciplinary approach draws on recent
work from fields such as the sociology of health and illness, medical
anthropology, and the political economy of health. Topics include: social
structural determinants of health, the occupational division of labour in health
care, health care and social justice, professions and health care and the limits of
state involvement in health care delivery.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Assess: seminar presentation and an 8,000-word (maximum) major paper
(100%)
Courses: H7A
Research Methods in Nursing
Enrolment code: CNA807
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides an overview of multiple research approaches to
inquiry in nursing. Students are encouraged to develop an understanding of
research strategies through an analysis and critique of current research
literature and through a series of multi-disciplinary research seminars. Students
select and critique a research method which may be appropriate to their thesis.
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Staff: tba
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: (pending enrolments) –- seminars, video-conferencing and study
days
Assess: 8,000-word methodological paper, or equiv (100%)
Courses: H7A
Nursing Practice
Enrolment code: CNA808
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Offers experienced practitioners the opportunity to develop
and extend their knowledge and skills within their chosen specialty. Both the
national and international perspective are considered in helping students
contextualise their practice at the local level. This unit prepares students to
provide leadership within their specialist area of practice. Together with their
thesis, students are able to make a substantive contribution to both knowledge
and practice in their chosen area of specialisation.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: (pending enrolments) –- seminars, self directed learning,
video-conferencing and study days
Assess: to be determined within the learning context
Courses: H7A
Thesis
Enrolment code: CNA809/810
Part time (over 2 semesters)/Full time
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: part-time students enrol in CNA809 (25%); full-time students in
CNA810 (50%)
Unit description: Is the equivalent of a full semester workload and takes the
form of a supervised project of approximately 20,000 words.
Staff: Individual supervision
Unit weight: 25%/50%
Teaching: seminars, video-conferencing and study days
Prereq: CNA805, CNA806, CNA807 and CNA808; completion of coursework
units
Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
Assess: approx 20,000-word thesis (100%). There will be 2 examiners, one of
whom is external to the University
Courses: H7A
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