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Unit of Study NURS2004 Foundations of Health Assessment (2025)
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Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
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Credit points
12
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Faculty & College
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Placement
Yes
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Pre-requisites
HLTH1007 - Foundations of Clinical Practice OR NURS2002 - Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning; AND Must have completed or be currently enrolled in NURS1005 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice OR NURS1002 - Essentials of Nursing and Care; AND HBIO1009 - Introductory Anatomy and Physiology; OR both HBIO1003 - Systemic Anatomy AND HBIO1007 - Human Physiology I
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Enrolment information
This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.
Learning outcomes
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. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
demonstrate a range of physical, psychosocial and cognitive assessment skills to inform nursing interventions to provide person-centred care being cognisant of cultural sensitivity and awareness
safely calculate medication dosages and administer medications in a safe manner
use a range of data management techniques to document holistic care
discuss foundational concepts of behaviour and physiology as they relate to nursing assessments
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Laboratory 3 hours (5 weeks) |
| Tutorial 3 hours (1 week) |
| Placement 3 weeks (Across the term) |
| Assessment | |
| Calculations | SR |
| Portfolio | 40% |
| Practical | 60% |
| Placement | SR |
| Teaching method |
| Laboratory 3 hours (5 weeks) |
| Tutorial 3 hours (1 week) |
| Placement 3 weeks (Across the term) |
| Assessment | |
| Calculations | SR |
| Portfolio | 40% |
| Practical | 60% |
| Placement | SR |
| Teaching method |
| Laboratory 3 hours (5 weeks) |
| Tutorial 3 hours (1 week) |
| Placement 3 weeks (Across the term) |
| Assessment | |
| Calculations | SR |
| Portfolio | 40% |
| Practical | 60% |
| Placement | SR |
Prescribed learning resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.
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