Unit of Study NURS5015 Community Partnerships (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

NURS5011 - Chronic Health and Disability Across the Lifespan

Enrolment information

Teaching in this unit is delivered over a six-week period. 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.

Unit description

Develops students’ abilities in using partnership techniques to work with individuals, groups, families and priority 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

Partnership models of care and the principles of impactful partnerships
Introduction to Primary Health Care
Health Promotion/Education
Global, environmental, climate change, pandemic crises, epidemiology
Nursing in rural and remote Australia
Risk assessment and screening of priority populations

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Dual Term1	Dual Term1
Gold Coast	Dual Term1	Dual Term1
Lismore	Dual Term1	Dual Term1

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:

articulate an advanced and integrated understanding of partnership models of care for nursing with particular reference to working with priority populations

critically appraise the impact primary health care principles have on health outcomes locally, nationally, and internationally

apply complex concepts of communication and cultural safety that contribute to impactful partnerships, particularly with priority populations and those living in areas of rural and remote Australia

critically reflect on digital modes of nursing practice in addressing global health needs

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly for four weeks)

Laboratory 3 hrs (Weekly for two weeks)

Placement 120 hrs (Various)

Assessment
Placement	SR
Presentation	60%
Proposal	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly for four weeks)

Laboratory 3 hrs (Weekly for two weeks)

Placement 120 hrs (Various)

Assessment
Placement	SR
Presentation	60%
Proposal	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly for four weeks)

Laboratory 3 hrs (Weekly for two weeks)

Placement 120 hrs (Various)

Assessment
Placement	SR
Presentation	60%
Proposal	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

https://www.creating-better-futures.org/

https://www.virtualempathymuseum.com.au/

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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