Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Requisites
All Students:
Pre-requisite: BIO1203 or NSC1501
BNSG Students:
Pre-requisite: NUR1100 and NUR1102 and NUR1103 and NUR1120 and NUR1203 and (NUR1398 or NUR1299) and NSC1501
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: NUR1399
Overview
This course provides students with knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of the most common diseases affecting patients in developed countries. This course will further develop students’ knowledge of normal physiology and pathophysiology to address treatment approaches for diseases with a particular focus on pharmacological treatments.
This course focuses on students' learning the basis for disease states that are most prevalent in the developed world and how they can be treated. Major topics to be covered are the major burdens of disease, including central nervous system disorders, inflammatory, cardiovascular, endocrine, and respiratory diseases and cancer.
For students enrolled in the BNSG, and as per the BNSG Program Rules, students are required to attempt and submit all assessment items in a course. This program rule forms part of the USQ SoNM accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council [ANMAC].
Course offers
¾«¶«´«Ã½app period | Mode | Campus |
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Semester 1, 2022 | On-campus | Ipswich |
Semester 1, 2022 | On-campus | Toowoomba |
Semester 1, 2022 | Online | |
Semester 2, 2022 | On-campus | Ipswich |
Semester 2, 2022 | On-campus | Toowoomba |
Semester 2, 2022 | Online |