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NUR3101 Primary Health Care in a Global Context

Semester 3, 2020 Online
Short Description: Primary Health Care in Global
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Nursing and Midwifery
Student contribution band : National Priority - Nursing
ASCED code : 060307 - Community Nursing
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: NUR1120 and NUR2101 and NUR2102

Rationale

As the impact of globalisation, rapid urbanisation and climate change challenge social cohesion and health systems, there is a demand for globally competent nurses who understand that health and illness have no borders. Integration of primary health care principles is fundamental to collaborative, holistic professional nursing practice. Nurses advocate for equity, social justice, community participation, cultural safety and inter-sectoral collaboration. In this course students need to apply these concepts to implement evidence-based, person-centred, sustainable models of care reflecting the values and behaviours of global citizenship.

Synopsis

In this course students will identify and apply primary health care principles and strategies to meet global health challenges in their nursing practice. This course will build upon the knowledge and skills acquired in NUR1120, NUR1202, NUR2101 and NUR2102. The scope of this course emphasises the need for an interconnected, global approach to collaborative nursing practice as students analyse the nurse's role in preventing illness and promoting universal health.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  1. Identify, evaluate and apply the philosophy and principles of primary health care outlined by the World Health Organisation as a fundamental approach to holistic nursing care.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of equity, social justice and the epidemiology of health and disease across different population groups in a global context.
  3. Critically analyse the significance to nursing practice of (i) the social determinants of health; (ii) the health impacts of climate change and environmental degradation; (iii) availability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability, and cultural appropriateness of health service provision.
  4. Construct innovative, person-centred solutions to global health issues through the application of evidence-based theory, reflection critique and academic literacy skills.
  5. Identify and understand prevalent global health issues

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Applied philosophy and principles of primary health care 15.00
2. The impacts of equity and social justice for global health populations and contexts 15.00
3. Epidemiology of health and disease in global contexts 15.00
4. Factors affecting health in an individual, community, population and global level and their significance to nursing practice. 15.00
5. Global and cultural competence in nursing 15.00
6. Person-centred global health solutions in challenging and high risk environments 15.00
7. Research and evidence based practice to inform global health and illness solutions 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=03&subject1=NUR3101)

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There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 45.00
Directed 精东传媒app 94.00
Online Lectures 13.00
Online Tutorials 13.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
Online Assessment 20 10 14 Dec 2020 1,2
Health Literacy Project 80 40 11 Jan 2021 2,3,4
Written Assessment 100 50 01 Feb 2021 3,4,5

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    It is the students' responsibility to participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course related activities and administration. Engagement in online discussion forums forms part of the directed study components of the course.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    NO EXAM: There is no examination for this course

  6. Examination information:
    There is no exam for this course

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    NO EXAM: There is no examination for this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. American Psychological Association (APA) is the referencing system required in this course. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA referencing style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. These policies can be found at

Evaluation and benchmarking

In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways.
This course:

  1. Conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
  2. Forms part of the Bachelor of Nursing and is benchmarked against internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
  3. Forms part of the professional accreditation standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through an external accreditation process.

Other requirements

  1. Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
    Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at

Date printed 12 February 2021