Program Overview

Unit of Study NRS10732 - Utilising Philosophy in Nursing Practice

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• AQF level: 7
• Level of learning: Introductory
• Former School/College: Former School of Health and Human Sciences
• Enrolment information: N/A

Unit Description

Examines the development of knowledge, reasoning, assumptions, and values that underpin knowledge of health and traditional Western thought. Students will obtain familiarity with central ideas in philosophy and begin to develop an understanding of philosophical theories as they relate to nursing practice.

Unit Content

• Reasoning, knowledge, and logic
• Historical development of thinking knowledge and reasoning
• Western philosophy
• Altered thinking processes
• Modernity and the medicalisation of health
• Ethics, justice, and patients' rights
• Critical thought and reflection
• Health informatics and the transmission of thinking
• The evolution of nursing thought
• The evolution of nursing education
• The evolution of nursing research

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2017

Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand, and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.

On Completion of This Unit, Students Should Be Able To:

1. Describe the development of knowledge that informs and constructs conceptual-based thinking
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA3: Ethical practice
2. Describe the concepts that underpin different styles of thinking
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA3: Ethical practice
3. Discuss the cultural contexts of reasoning and belief
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA3: Ethical practice
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
4. Discuss the concepts of justice and ethics
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
5. Describe the development of knowledge that informs nursing practice
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline

Graduate Attributes

• GA1: Intellectual rigour - A commitment to excellence in all scholarly and intellectual activities, including critical judgement.
• GA2: Creativity - An ability to develop creative and effective responses to intellectual, professional, and social challenges.
• GA3: Ethical practice - A commitment to sustainability and high ethical standards in social and professional practices.
• GA4: Knowledge of a discipline - Command of a discipline to enable a smooth transition and contribution to professional and community settings.
• GA5: Lifelong learning - The ability to be responsive to change, to be inquiring and reflective in practice, through information literacy and autonomous, self-managed learning.
• GA6: Communication and social skills - The ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals, and within teams, in professional and community settings.
• GA7: Cultural competence - An ability to engage with diverse cultural and Indigenous perspectives in both global and local settings.