Overview

This unit aims to introduce the concepts of community nursing and healthy communities. Specific areas of focus include gender and cultural issues in the community. Students will explore the partnership between the acute care sector and community health care through assessment, analysis, planning, and evaluation.

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse collaboration and partnership in relation to individual, family, community and the environment
  • Identify relevant health policy that supports healthy communities
  • Explain the epidemiological measures of a healthy community
  • Discuss the concepts of inclusive communities in relation to gender and cultural issues
  • Utilise assessment, analysis, planning, and evaluation skills in the community context

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		1.00 8 weeks 8
On-campus
Class		2.00 4 weeks 8
Online
Learning activities		5.00 8 weeks 40
Unspecified Activities
Various		11.75 8 weeks 94
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 40% 1,3,4 
Online PreparationIndividual 15% 1,2,3,4,5 
Oral PresentationGroup 45% 1,2,4,5 

Content

  • Community nursing models and roles
  • Epidemiological, demographic and statistical measures of community health
  • Building healthy communities
  • Inclusive partnerships with communities
  • Provision and coordination of care in communities

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.