HNN209 - Alcohol and other Drug Use in Society
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Kate Lauricella Trimester 3: Kate Lauricella |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H326 |
| Campus contact: | Waterfront and Warrnambool: Kate Lauricella |
| Prerequisite: | HNN222 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 4 x 2 hour online seminars over the trimester |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This online elective is designed to provide nursing students with the opportunity to explore and develop a basic understanding of alcohol and other drug use in society. Students will examine the social and political role that alcohol and drugs play in society and explore the impact on mental health and physical health. Elementary treatment considerations, applicable to a wide variety of healthcare settings, and a range of therapeutic nursing strategies and interventions to support the holistic health care management for individuals engaging with alcohol and other drugs will be explored. Students will also cover the nursing response to alcohol and other drug use in the clinical setting and develop an understanding of harm minimisation principles and their nursing role in minimising harm.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Investigate the social and political role that alcohol and other drugs play in society and its impact. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe the holistic health care management for individuals engaging with alcohol and other drugs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Examine the role of the nurse in facilitating harm minimisation strategies related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Health care plan | 2000 words equivalent | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: Digital media presentation | 10 minutes or 2000 words equivalent | 50% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HNN209 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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