Year
2021
Units
4.5
Contact
12 x 2-hour tutorials per semester
12 x 2-hour workshops per semester
12 x 7-hour independent studies per semester
12 x 2-hour workshops per semester
12 x 7-hour independent studies per semester
Prerequisites
Admission into BNGU-Bachelor of Nursing (Preregistration)
Enrolment not permitted
NURS1022 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Assignment(s), Examination, Quizzes, Report
Topic description
This topic will develop the knowledge and skills required to understand a range of body systems (cardiac, respiratory, integumentary, GIT, musculo-skeletal, special senses) and undertake a related nursing assessment.
Educational aims
This topic aims to introduce the physical dimensions of being human, including physiological changes in humans across the lifespan, and to develop skills to conduct a nursing health assessment at a beginning level.
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
- Examine normal human body structure and function across the lifespan (cardiac, respiratory, integumentary, GIT, elimination, musculo-skeletal, special senses)
- Apply foundational communication and psychomotor skills to undertake a nursing health assessment
- Apply professional standards to the physical assessment of a person recognizing changes across the lifespan
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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