NS2013:04
Nursing Enquiry 2
Townsville
HECS Band 1
10 hours lectures, 20 hours tutorials. Semester 1 by flexible delivery only.
The subject incorporates three modules: ethical thinking; critical/reflective thinking, which also incorporates journalling and professional development; ways of knowing, which incorporates nursing theories, the inter-relationship between theory, research and practice and the integration of knowledge.
Learning Objectives:
- develop an understanding of the role and importance of ethics in professional life, clinical judgement and research;
- reflect upon conflicts between personal and professional values and ethics;
- critically analyse the inter-relationship between nursing theory, research and practice;
- identify the key characteristics of various nursing models and theories, and their application to practice;
- identify theoretical and conceptual frameworks applicable to nursing research;
- develop processes of critical thinking and reflective practice for incorporation into their professional practice.
On-course assessment (100%).