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Hobart, Launceston, Rozelle - Sydney

Introduction

Pathophysiology for Health Care 2 builds on your knowledge of anatomy and physiology to develop an understanding of the alterations in the health of the digestive, nervous, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and reproductive systems, and pathophysiological processes that affect multiple body systems. It will explore current evidence-informed approaches used by health care professionals to help re-establish homeostasis, including pharmacotherapy. Clinical reasoning will be used to analyse clinical scenarios to inform the delivery of evidence-informed health care. Students will be expected to develop written and oral skills that will facilitate intraprofessional, interprofessional, and patient communication of biological and therapeutic information.

Summary 2021

Unit name Pathophysiology for Health Care 2
Unit code CXA243
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Health and Medicine
School of Health Sciences
Discipline Health Sciences
Coordinator

Michele Dowlman

Available as student elective? No
Breadth Unit? No

Availability

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Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA240 and  CXA136

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

This unit is delivered in a blended delivery mode comprising of face-to-face intensives as well as content delivered 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. You can interact with the online content at any time, which will be in a modularised format. Online tutorials/webinars will provide further opportunity to engage with
educators and peers and consolidate your knowledge of the online presentations and readings. The format and content of these sessions will be advertised through MyLO announcements.

All Intensives in the Bachelor of Nursing Science are condensed face to face campus experiences. Intensives are usually scheduled between Monday and Friday (see individual unit calendars). Intensives provide an opportunity for -student engagement, networking with staff and peers, intra-professional and inter-professional learning opportunities and engaging with guest speakers. Intensives are designed to provide you with an opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop your skills in the practice of nursing. The Intensives provide a key role in facilitating the development of your skills, knowledge and understanding. This is in preparation for both your upcoming Professional Experience Placements and your ongoing engagement in the Bachelor of Nursing Science.

Attendance at PEP is mandatory.

In the interests of both personal and public safety, as a registered nursing student with AHPRA you have a professional responsibility and duty as part of your regulatory obligations to ensure the provision of safe and effective nursing care to the public. Therefore, your attendance at intensives is required and non-attendance will result in the cancellation of PEP and a delay in course completion. Whilst the unit provides a weekly guide, it is expected that you set your own goals to meet the unit learning outcomes. You are however, expected to have engaged with the relevant online learning activities before you attend the Intensives.

Assessment

Presentation Electronic submission of video and/or audio recording of 5 min in length, Weight: 20%
Case Study The case study will have up to 20 questions in addition to a written submission of 400 words, Weight: 30%
Final Examination - open-book, open-web exam, 2 hours, Weight: 50%

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Textbooks

Required

Amerman, EC 2019, Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Global Edition), Pearson Education, Essex,

Bullock, S, Hales, M (2019), Principles of Pathophysiology, 2nd Ed. Pearson: Australia

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