HNN217 - Primary Health Care

Unit details

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2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Waterfront (Geelong)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Sara Aryal
Trimester 2: Sara Aryal
Cohort rule:

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

Campus contact:

Trimester 1:
Waterfront (Geelong): Jo Barbuto
Warrnambool: Suzanne Coulson
CBD/NIKERI Institute: Elijah Marangu

Trimester 2:
Waterfront (Geelong): Jo Barbuto
CBD/NIKERI Institute: Jamie Wheelahan

Prerequisite:

HNN114 AND one of HNN122 or HNN124 AND one of HBS107 or HNN154.

Note: Enrolled and/or Internationally qualified nurses may have altered prerequisite requirements. If required, course advice can be sought from health-enquire@deakin.edu.au

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 14 hours synchronous learning activities and 14 hours of guided asynchronous learning activities.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour seminar 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. Students will examine nursing and midwifery roles applicable to primary health care and will focus on the coordination of care, health education, and the use of digital health with a lens on communication through digital media.

In addition, health trends related to the population in the 21st century with a focus on the National Health Priorities, social determinants of health and the role of the primary health care nurse in promoting health and preventing disease will be examined. The unit offers students an opportunity to learn about the nurse’s role in working with vulnerable populations and has a focus on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people’s health.

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

Examine how social determinants of health are applied in the primary health context.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Explore the role of the nurse to enhance the health of individuals, communities, and populations.

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

ULO3

Create a participative, evidence-based health promoting intervention for individuals, communities, or populations.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Essay 2000 words 50%
  • Week 4
Assessment 2: Group Project TBC 50%
  • Week 9

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: HNN217 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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