Health Assessment and Primary Health Care

NURS 3405NED

Course Guide

NURS 3405NED

Course Guide

Health Assessment and Primary Health Care

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Course Coordinator:

Dr William LAM, DHSc PolyU; MPHC UWS; BN Monash FHKAN (Orthopaedic); RN (H.K.)

Only students in the Bachelor of Nursing (Pathway 1) or the Bachelor of Nursing (Pathway 2) programme may enrol in NURS 3405NED.

Aims

This course aims to strengthen students' knowledge and skills in all aspects of health assessment and enhance students' understanding of the philosophy, theories, concepts, models, development and implementation of primary health care and nursing practice in the primary health care context.

Contents

Developmental, spiritual and nutritional assessment
Psychosocial and cultural assessment
Physical assessment
Health assessment across the lifespan and complete health assessment
Fundamental concepts and philosophies of primary health care
Primary health care in community setting
Global impact and effective governance on primary health care
Nurses' roles and the development of primary health care in Hong Kong

Learning support

There will be 16 hours and four hours of online interactive tutorials and face-to-face tutorials respectively.

Assessment

There will be three written assignments (two for continuous assessment and one for final assignment). Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

Fenske, C., Watkins, K. D., Saunders, T., D'Amico, D., & Barbarito, C. (2020). Health & physical assessment in nursing. Pearson.

Guzys, D., Brown, R., Halcomb, E., & Whitehead, D. (2020). An introduction to community and primary health care (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.