NSN828 Contemporary Issues in Primary Health Care
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| Unit code: | NSN828 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $555 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,976 |
| International unit fee | $4,236 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | NSN828 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Christina Parker | christina.parker@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Primary health care is any medical service that is provided outside a hospital and may include general practice, aged care, schools and community health. This unit develops your knowledge of primary health care, which plays a critical role in providing proactive care. You will develop your knowledge of health promotion and self-management for individuals, families and communities. The concepts introduced in this unit provide the basis for further study in subsequent units.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse the principles, policies and models that underpin primary health care and health promotion.
- Critically examine the relationship between social determinants of health, political factors, health outcomes and the context of specialist nursing practice.
- Analyse contemporary models of care that meet the specialised needs of the individual to optimise health outcomes.
- Examine the role of the primary health nurse and the interprofessional team in illness prevention and chronic disease management.
- Employ a range of professional techniques to communicate primary health care needs.
Content
This unit will cover the following topics:
- principles, context and practices of primary health care
- critical discussion and exploration of contemporary issues and information management in primary healthcare
- local, national and global influences on individuals and communities
- role of healthcare professionals
- models of care
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' and diverse perspectives; and
- health across the lifespan.
Learning Approaches
A variety of approaches to teaching and learning are adopted to encourage a broad understanding of knowledge and skills in primary care nursing practice, regardless of clinical context.
In this unit, you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Workshops (online and/or face-to-face) to support knowledge development and academic literacy skills
- Online self-directed learning
- Case-based learning
- Individual research and readings; and
- Collaborative activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you through the following:
- Formative feedback in workshops and activities; and
- Comments and grading via rubrics on summative assessment.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment for this unit is comprised of 2 summative items.
This unit will use online web based text matching software that assists students to develop the academic skills required to correctly use and cite reference material as well as check citations to determine and avoid possible instances of plagiarism.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis
This assessment will involve a critique of a healthcare context in regard to the assessment and overall summary of the community health profile.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Community health needs
From the community health assessment report generated in assessment 1, prioritise the community’s health needs and issues. Propose a strategy/intervention for each issue.
Examine health indicators, sources of data, and models of care that could be used to progress sustainable change in addressing priority health issues.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.NS32 Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Demonstrate and apply advanced health care knowledge and skills in a specialist nursing area.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis - Critically analyse, evaluate, and reflect on specialist nursing knowledge, evidence and practice to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs - Use evidence-based theories and frameworks to inform emerging leadership practice in nursing and interprofessional collaborations.
Relates to: Community health needs - Communicate complex evidence-based knowledge through education, professional communication, and a range of digital technologies.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs
NS95 Master of Nursing
- Apply advanced knowledge and skills to manage and improve nursing practices across diverse and complex contexts to improve health outcomes and service provision.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis - Critically analyse evidence to inform decision-making in advanced nursing and interprofessional care contexts.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs - Design and develop ethically appropriate research and/or professional plans that respond to a gap in health care that informs best practice.
Relates to: Community health needs - Communicate complex evidence-based findings through professional dissemination using a range of digital technologies.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Online
| Unit code: | NSN828 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
Overview
Primary health care is any medical service that is provided outside a hospital and may include general practice, aged care, schools and community health. This unit develops your knowledge of primary health care, which plays a critical role in providing proactive care. You will develop your knowledge of health promotion and self-management for individuals, families and communities. The concepts introduced in this unit provide the basis for further study in subsequent units.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse the principles, policies and models that underpin primary health care and health promotion.
- Critically examine the relationship between social determinants of health, political factors, health outcomes and the context of specialist nursing practice.
- Analyse contemporary models of care that meet the specialised needs of the individual to optimise health outcomes.
- Examine the role of the primary health nurse and the interprofessional team in illness prevention and chronic disease management.
- Employ a range of professional techniques to communicate primary health care needs.
Content
This unit will cover the following topics:
- principles, context and practices of primary health care
- critical discussion and exploration of contemporary issues and information management in primary healthcare
- local, national and global influences on individuals and communities
- role of healthcare professionals
- models of care
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' and diverse perspectives; and
- health across the lifespan.
Learning Approaches
A variety of approaches to teaching and learning are adopted to encourage a broad understanding of knowledge and skills in primary care nursing practice, regardless of clinical context.
In this unit, you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Workshops (online and/or face-to-face) to support knowledge development and academic literacy skills
- Online self-directed learning
- Case-based learning
- Individual research and readings; and
- Collaborative activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you through the following:
- Formative feedback in workshops and activities; and
- Comments and grading via rubrics on summative assessment.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment for this unit is comprised of 2 summative items.
This unit will use online web based text matching software that assists students to develop the academic skills required to correctly use and cite reference material as well as check citations to determine and avoid possible instances of plagiarism.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis
This assessment will involve a critique of a healthcare context in regard to the assessment and overall summary of the community health profile.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Community health needs
From the community health assessment report generated in assessment 1, prioritise the community’s health needs and issues. Propose a strategy/intervention for each issue.
Examine health indicators, sources of data, and models of care that could be used to progress sustainable change in addressing priority health issues.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.NS32 Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Demonstrate and apply advanced health care knowledge and skills in a specialist nursing area.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis - Critically analyse, evaluate, and reflect on specialist nursing knowledge, evidence and practice to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs - Use evidence-based theories and frameworks to inform emerging leadership practice in nursing and interprofessional collaborations.
Relates to: Community health needs - Communicate complex evidence-based knowledge through education, professional communication, and a range of digital technologies.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs
NS95 Master of Nursing
- Apply advanced knowledge and skills to manage and improve nursing practices across diverse and complex contexts to improve health outcomes and service provision.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis - Critically analyse evidence to inform decision-making in advanced nursing and interprofessional care contexts.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs - Design and develop ethically appropriate research and/or professional plans that respond to a gap in health care that informs best practice.
Relates to: Community health needs - Communicate complex evidence-based findings through professional dissemination using a range of digital technologies.
Relates to: Client and community profile report and burden of disease analysis, Community health needs