168264

Primary Health Care and Health Promotion

An exploration and application of the principles of primary health care and health promotion for persons, their families/whanau, and communities. A practicum is included to gain nursing experience in the primary health care context.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

168264

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

200-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

15

Subject

Nursing

Course planning information

Course notes

Course only available to students selected into the Bachelor of Nursing programme.

Students must achieve a minimum of 50% in the examination to pass this course. Students must pass the clinical competence requirements and the practice portfolio.

Corequisite courses

Complete at the same time

You need to complete the corequisite course or courses listed above at the same time as doing this one.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Utilise health promotion and health education models to determine family/whanau, individual and community health needs.
  • 2 Demonstrate nursing assessment strategies of persons, families and communities.
  • 3 Describe health strategies related to communicable and non-communicable diseases, including immunisation/vaccination programmes.
  • 4 Critique contemporary policies, targets, and strategies related to Primary Health Care.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 1 50%
Portfolio 1 2 3 4 0%
Exam (centrally scheduled) 2 3 4 50%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.

Compulsory

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS: PRINCIPLES OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Author
JILL CLENDON & AILSA MUNNS
ISBN
9780729542746
Edition
6TH EDITION
Publisher
ELSEVIER

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