HNN114 - Person-Centred Health Assessment

Unit details

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Matt Jackson
Previously:Health Assessment
Cohort rule:

Must be enrolled in course D355, D381, D387, H326 or H329

Campus contact:

Burwood (Melbourne): Cham Wickramasinghe
Warrnambool: Christopher Wakefield
CBD/NIKERI Institute: Jamie Wheelahan

Prerequisite:

HBS109, HNN112

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit.

This will include 27 hours synchronous learning activities and 18 hours of guided asynchronous learning activities.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour seminar per week
1 x 2 hour simulation per week

Note:

*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery

Content

This unit forms part of the Critical Understandings Cluster. Health assessment is an essential skill for nurses in all contexts of care. Appropriate use of assessment data will assist students to further develop clinical decision-making skills essential for the provision of quality and safe patient care.

In this unit students will have the opportunity to develop the mindset, knowledge and skills required to undertake comprehensive and focused health assessment of individuals across the lifespan.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Explain normal and abnormal assessment findings using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Perform systematic health assessments specific to the clinical needs and context of the individual.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Analyse assessment findings to identify patient problems and plan interventions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Online tests 3 tests, 20 minutes each 20%
  • Information not available yet
Assessment 2: Person-centred Health Assessment 5 video presentations 40%
  • Week 8
Assessment 3: Examination 90 minutes 40%
  • Examination period

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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN114 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.

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