Unit Code: NUR412

Unit Name: Nursing Arts

Description: The course introduces the student to the historical overview of nursing, nursing as a profession, health care delivery system, and scope of practice and competency standards of an enrolled nurse. An overview of the nursing process will be studied including a brief introduction to Orem’s nursing process with special focus on the three nursing systems. Students will also learn the basic communication skills, and dynamics of man to embrace the vitality of the concept of holistic nursing. In the process, the knowledge of man as an individual, culture and spirituality will also be discussed.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: Pass in Year 12 examination (or equivalent) and as per Minimum Entry Requirement (MER).

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 30

Offered In: Semester 1