Mental Health introduces you to mental health and mental ill-health in the context of contemporary nursing practice. The unit emphasises person-centred approaches to care, and highlights frameworks and guiding principles such as recovery oriented and trauma informed practice, as well as legislation. You will explore a range of mental health and the co-occurrence of physical health concerns,...

In Nursing Practice 4, you are required to undertake 240 hours of professional experience placement (PEP) to enable you to synthesise your conceptual, theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in order to provide high quality clinical nursing care. The PEP will prepare you for professional registration as well as enhance your understanding of the role of the registered nurse. Resources...

The unit explores the significance of 'Connecting to' and 'Caring for Country' for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a Pakana and Palawa lens that facilitates Truth Telling through our stories to understand the deep cultural connections and practices we continue today.  The Murina Program is embedded in a strong Pakana and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander framework using...

In this unit you will adopt a person-centred focus to explore contemporary and enabling approaches in the care of older people using a life-course lens.   Skills to work in partnership with older people through geriatric assessment processes, shared decision-making and    rights-based care will be developed. This unit incorporates specialised knowledge and the principles of interprofessional...

Foundations of Nursing 2 builds on key concepts introduced in Foundations of Nursing 1. Within this unit you will continue to develop knowledge and skills regarding health assessment across the life span and how this relates to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. This development is structured around the primary assessment (airway, breathing, circulation, disability...

The unit examines significant social problems in Australia and the work of the welfare state, through social policy, to solve them. This includes looking at discourses, social actors, institutions and historical events, and how these have shaped the way social problems are thought about and acted upon. Through different approaches to policy analysis and concepts such as neoliberalism,...

This unit extends upon introductory material related to the biological basis of behaviour, including the structure and function of the nervous system, how we sense and perceive information, how we monitor and control our actions and how we process emotion, stress and reward. Neuroscience theories and concepts will be integrated with cognitive theories to cover topics such as attention, learning...

Sociology inspires you to think differently about the world. We discover how a ‘sociological imagination’ enables us to better understand our lives, the groups we belong to and how societies are changing. From growing up with social media to changing gender roles, sociology is about explaining how the ‘big picture’ shapes our individual lives and experiences. Grounded in real-world...

This capstone unit provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the integration of your learning that was applied to design and implement interventions, including research, across your entire social work degree including a specific focus on your final placement. You will reflect on the knowledge, skills and values you integrated to develop and implement these interventions. You will undertake...

This capstone unit provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the integration of your learning that was applied to design and implement interventions, including research, across your entire social work degree including a specific focus on your final placement. You will reflect on the knowledge, skills and values you integrated to develop and implement these interventions. You will undertake...