Unit Code: NUR521

Unit Name: Foundations of Nursing Practice

Description: This course is designed to provide students with beginning foundational nursing practice knowledge and skills. Students will be able to define nursing and discuss the concepts of nursing at the beginning level. It will assist students to understand the early civilization of nursing, the origins and contemporary nursing definitions. The student will also be able to integrate nursing knowledge into practice by carrying out basic nursing skills and procedures in the clinical laboratory.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: Pass in Year 13 examination (or equivalent) and as per Minimum Entry Requirement (MER).

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1