Launceston
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 explores the context of acute care nursing within hospital and community settings. Students will examine the politics of power in nursing and the wider health arena. Specific areas include legal and ethical issues; career pathways; patient acuity; retention and education of nurses.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | The Politics of Acute Nursing |
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| Unit code | CNA783 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Samantha Webb |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Online |
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| Assessment | Two written Papers |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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