Launceston
This unit uses group work and late enrolment might affect your ability to participate actively.
Introduction
This theoretical subject addresses the pathogenesis of renal disease and the nursing assessment and management of patients with acute, chronic and end stage renal disease. It includes pathophysiology, pharmacy and nutrition, biochemical pathology and complications arising in the management of renal failure.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Foundations of Renal Nursing |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CNA562 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Kirsten Black |
| Teaching staff | Kirsten Black |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | online |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Essay (2500 words) 50%, online activities (1500 words) 50% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Thomas, N (ed.) 2014, Renal Nursing, 4th edn., John Wiley Field, MJ, Pollock, CA & Harris, DC 2010, The Renal System, 2nd edn., Churchill Livingstone, Sydney or Alternative textMolzahn, AE & Butera, E (eds) 2006, ANNAContemporary Nephrology Nursing: Principles and Practice (2nd edn.), Janetti Inc., New Jersey. |
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