NS3322 - Nursing in the Tropics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition (pre 2015) |
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-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Elspeth Hillman |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU and Other |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Contribution to OnLine Discussion Forums |
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.