| Semester 1, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: NUR1120 and NUR2101 and NUR2102
Overview
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.
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.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- 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.
- Demonstrate an understanding of equity, social justice and the epidemiology of health and disease across different population groups in a global context.
- 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.
- Construct innovative, person-centred solutions to global health issues through the application of evidence-based theory, reflection critique and academic literacy skills.
- 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
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 10 | 1,2 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 40 | 3,4 |
| Essay | No | 50 | 5,6,7 |