Program Overview

Unit of Study NURS2018 - Building Healthy Communities through Impactful Partnerships

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• Faculty/College: Faculty of Health
• Placement: Yes
• Pre-requisites: NURS2014 - Positive Approaches to Chronic Health and Disability OR NURS2013 - Promoting Wellness in Chronic Health and Disability

Unit Description

Develops students' abilities in using partnership techniques to work with individuals, groups, families, and vulnerable populations to address healthcare and social inequalities to build healthy communities, promote and improve wellbeing. Students will consider the ways in which nurses can act as global citizens in their contribution to sustainable health care systems through the principles of impactful partnership. A three-week (120hrs) placement experience will be completed as part of this unit.

Unit Content

1. Partnership models of care and the principles of impactful partnerships
2. Introduction to primary health care
3. Introduction to public health
4. The role of the nurse in addressing planetary health to build healthy communities
5. Nursing in rural and remote Australia
6. Using digital health to build healthy communities

Availabilities

• Location: Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore
• Domestic: Dual Term 1, 4
• International: Dual Term 1, 4

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• describe partnership models of care for nursing with particular reference to working with vulnerable populations
• appraise the impact primary health care principles have on health outcomes locally, nationally, and internationally
• develop communication and cultural safety skills that contribute to impactful partnerships, particularly with vulnerable populations and those living in areas of rural and remote Australia
• explore global health through digital modes of nursing practice

Prescribed Learning Resources

Dual Term 1

• Prescribed Texts: No prescribed texts
• Prescribed Resources/Equipment: No prescribed resources/equipment

Dual Term 4

• Prescribed Texts: Prescribed text information is not currently available
• Prescribed Resources/Equipment: Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available