NS3322 - Nursing in the North

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	Discipline of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject focuses upon the impact of tropical environments on health eg heat related disorders; provision of health services in relation to geography (finance, service provision, population density, rural and remote issues); tropical trauma envenomation: land and marine; barotrauma; retrieval of victims of industrial and other trauma from remote areas; tropical diseases arboviruses; malaria; melioidosis; mycobacterium; skin cancers; kidney disease.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the impact of climate and rural/remote location on the health of northern Australians;
• discuss health problems (and their management) that are prevalent in northern Australia;
• provide students with foundation knowledge regarding health service delivery across the north of Australia.

Prerequisites:

NS2022 and (NS2213 OR NS2214) and NS2112 and NS2015 and PP2131 and PP2231 and HS2000 and HS2101

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Mary-ann Hardcastle
Contact hours:	30 hours - Web-based delivery
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU and Other
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (30%); assignments (70%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Contribution to Four (4) OnLine Discussion Forums
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.