NS1222:03
Foundations of Nursing 2
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: NS1211
30 lectures, 10 tutorials, 30 hours nursing science laboratories, 120 hours clinical placement. Second semester and by flexible delivery with a five-day residential school. Also offered at Mount Isa.
Available only to level 1 nursing science students.
This subject explores the concept of illness and examines the experience of hospitalisation on individuals. The skills of decision making and reflective practice are again emphasised, with students being given the opportunity to analyse and interpret data in the preparation of nursing care plans. Students will continue to utilise a problem solving process introduced in Foundations of Nursing 1 and will apply this within the clinical setting.
Learning Objectives:
- demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of illness as they relate to nursing practice;
- describe the effects of hospitalisation on individuals and suggest strategies to resolve any problems which may occur;
- demonstrate a knowledge of community support services available in North Queensland, with particular reference to the elderly individual and their family;
- develop and apply the clinical skills needed for assessment and intervention in low dependency adult nursing and care of the elderly;
- integrate knowledge from other subjects in applying the skills of clinical decision making and reflective practice;
- demonstrate an awareness of the need for research-based clinical practice.
Assessment by on-course assessment (40%); examination (60%); clinical competencies (satisfactory level required).