NS1011:03
Nursing Enquiry 1
Townsville, Cairns
13 lectures, 26 tutorials. First semester and by distance education mode.
Nursing Inquiry incorporates three modules. These are: Legal thinking. Critical reflective thinking, which also incorporates problem – solving and journalling. Ways of knowing, which incorporates an introduction to research, theoretical, cultural, interpretive and historical ways of thinking.
Learning Objectives:
- evaluate, using literature and readings, the impact of various influences on nursing knowledge and practice;
- reflect upon and share how knowledge develops as the result of personal experiences;
- discuss the evolution of concepts and values within nursing from ancient to contemporary practice;
- explore the links between nursing and women’s knowledge and experience;
- develop an understanding of the Australian legal system and how it relates to other social institutions and to nursing.
Assessment by examination (40%); on-course assessment (60%).
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