Courses & Units

Advanced Health Assessment CNA533

This unit is only available to registered nurses. This unit uses group work and late enrolment may affect your ability to participate actively.

Introduction

This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their health assessment skills by engaging in a number of learning activities. Students will recognise the essential concepts of health assessment that can be applied in any situation and reflect on their own professional work and the skills they may require. Students will be presented with diverse hypothetical situations (case studies) to gain insight into the adaptability of fundamental assessment skills using a range of approaches to health assessment.

Summary

Unit name	Advanced Health Assessment
Unit code	CNA533
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing
Discipline	Nursing
Coordinator	Ms Vicki Ibbotson
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 2		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	10/7/2023	8/8/2023	28/8/2023	15/10/2023

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2023 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2023 will be available from the 1st October 2022. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Articulate the essential skills of advanced health assessment, and apply these to diverse contexts
Accurately interpret integrated assessment findings to make informed clinical decision
Demonstrate proficient application of your advanced health assessment skills to your work context

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
060301	$515.00	$515.00	not applicable	$2,746.00

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Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Individual Study – This unit is offered fully online via MyLO (My Learning Online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning.
Assessment	Quizzes (20%)\|Data Interpretation (30%)\|Portfolio (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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