Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
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NNS5201<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Advanced Nursing Science 2<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
NNS5100 Advanced Nursing Science 1<br />
This unit enables students to further develop their knowledge of<br />
homeostatic mechanisms and the pathophysiological basis of<br />
health disorders or injuries relevant to their chosen clinical<br />
specialty. An examination of maladaptations to physiological<br />
dimensions of health and the relation of this to clinical decision<br />
making will be explored. In addition cultural, legal and ethical<br />
implications in relation to clinical practice within the specialty<br />
will be considered.<br />
NPH5201<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Advanced Health Service Practice<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
This unit is designed to advance students’ knowledge relevant to<br />
their postgraduate program of study in health care. The students<br />
will be required to complete a project consistent with their<br />
postgraduate development. A learning contract will include aims<br />
and objectives specific to the project.<br />
NPN4110<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Practice Nursing in Primary Health Care<br />
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES<br />
Students will enhance their abilities to practice collaboratively<br />
with general practitioners and other professionals in health<br />
restoration, maintenance and the promotion of wellbeing in<br />
individuals, families and community aggregates. This unit<br />
provides a theoretical and clinical basis for nursing within the<br />
primary health care setting.<br />
NPN4111<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Health Assessment in Practice Nursing<br />
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES<br />
Students will develop knowledge and skills that will enable them<br />
to perform comprehensive health assessments on well individuals<br />
in a general practice, primary health or other appropriate health<br />
care setting. A head–to-toe approach will provide students with a<br />
framework for biopsychosocial health assessment. Emphasis is<br />
on critical thinking and problem solving, through integration of<br />
theory and practice.<br />
NPN4112<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Mental Health Issues<br />
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES<br />
This unit examines mental health concepts and practice with an<br />
emphasis on primary health care. The unit introduces general<br />
concepts of mental health and illness and explores how these are<br />
supported through contemporary practice. The management of<br />
complex behaviours and dysfunction are addressed, as well as<br />
appropriate theories of care and nursing interventions.<br />
NPN4113<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Role Analysis of Nursing in General Practice<br />
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES<br />
This unit facilitates synthesis of previous knowledge into a<br />
framework for advanced clinical nursing practice. Theories of<br />
role socialization as they apply to advanced nursing within the<br />
context of general practice are explored. Major perspectives<br />
relating to role performance and outcome measurement are<br />
integrated into advanced clinical practice through an<br />
individualised learning project.<br />
A negotiated learning project comprises the work and assessment<br />
for this course unit. Each participant negotiates a project related to<br />
practice nursing with a member of nursing academic staff. The<br />
learning project enables participants to examine their own<br />
professional sphere of work as a practice nurse, so that they<br />
engage in learning that is directly relevant to their own interest.<br />
NSP5110<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Mental Health Nursing Practice 1<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Students will be provided with the opportunity to integrate theory<br />
into practice and to demonstrate mental health nursing<br />
competencies within their scope of practice. This unit is designed<br />
to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills that can be<br />
applied to meet the needs of consumers, carers, their families and<br />
communities. Students will be able to evaluate their ability to<br />
provide mental health nursing care across the lifespan in various<br />
settings of mental health practice.<br />
NSP5111<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Oncology Nursing Practice<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
The focus of this unit is on the skills, knowledge and nursing<br />
practice required in cancer nursing. The content of the unit will<br />
cover the health promotion, prevention, early screening, treatment<br />
and palliation related to malignant disease. Emphasis will be on<br />
nursing interventions, and include symptom management.<br />
Approaches to enhancing patients’ quality of life across the cancer<br />
trajectory will be explored and evaluated.<br />
NSP5112<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Palliative Care Nursing Practice<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
The focus of this unit is on the skills, knowledge and nursing<br />
practice required in the care of patients in the palliative care phase<br />
of an illness. Emphasis will be on symptom management, and<br />
include evaluation of current treatment modalities and approaches<br />
to enhancing patients’ quality of life.<br />
NSP5114<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Elective: Specialist Breast Nurse<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
This unit will explore the role of the specialist breast nurse in the<br />
care of women and men diagnosed with breast cancer. Nursing<br />
interventions specific to the diagnosis and treatment of breast<br />
cancer will be examined. Detailed examination of issues related to<br />
the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer on a national level<br />
will be undertaken. Students will have the opportunity to develop<br />
and extend their clinical expertise in this new area of speciality<br />
cancer nursing practice.<br />
NSP5115<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Paediatric Oncology<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
This unit will focus specifically on paediatric cancers and the<br />
nursing care of paediatric patient and their family. The unit will<br />
explore the complex issues that arise in the care of a child with<br />
cancer, clinical management and the long term impact of a cancer<br />
diagnosis on the child and family.<br />
NSP5141<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Advanced Nursing Practice 1<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
This unit focuses on developing knowledge and skills required to<br />
enhance students' practice development and augment clinical<br />
decision making and problem solving skills in their chosen<br />
specialty. Integration of current literature and research with<br />
practice in the chosen specialty will facilitate advanced practice.<br />
NSP5210<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Mental Health Nursing Practice 2<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisites :<br />
NNS5102 Interpersonal Relationships in the Therapeutic Setting<br />
,or<br />
NNS5105 Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care , or<br />
NSP5110 Mental Health Nursing Practice 1<br />
This unit will provide students with the opportunity to<br />
demonstrate advancing mental health nursing competencies and<br />
clinical leadership in a variety of practice settings in alignment<br />
with contemporary policy and legislation. Students will be<br />
evaluated in the provision of professional and ethical mental<br />
276 ECU Postgraduate <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 2007
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