NS4320 - Community Approaches to Care
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition (pre 2015) |
This subject covers the theoretical foundations of working with the community, such as applied primary health care, epidemiology, and health care systems. It guides students through the process of community assessment and program planning and evaluation. It also applies the principles of health promotion to a number of vulnerable populations.
Learning Outcomes
- describe contemporary quality and safety processes for community nursing and care;
- apply demographic and epidemiological principles to community health;
- define cultural competence in the context of community nursing and care;
- outline the link between the primary health care movement and contemporary community health;
- transfer theoretical concepts in community health to various vulnerable populations and across the lifespan.
| Prerequisites: | NS3004 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NS3320 |
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| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Karyn Bentley |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); (50%). |
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.