SPECIAL NOTE:
This unit may also be offered as a spring school to selected students.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
CNA309
Distance(H,L,W,I,N,O)
Distance(H,L,W,I,N,R,V)
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
Spring
Offering in H
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
27-DEC-2010
04-FEB-2011
Spring
Offering in I
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
27-DEC-2010
04-FEB-2011
Spring
Offering in L
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
27-DEC-2010
04-FEB-2011
Spring
Offering in N
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
27-DEC-2010
04-FEB-2011
Spring
Offering in R
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
03-JAN-2011
11-FEB-2011
Spring
Offering in V
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
03-JAN-2011
11-FEB-2011
Spring
Offering in W
15-NOV-2010
03-DEC-2010
27-DEC-2010
04-FEB-2011
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
This unit explores contemporary issues inprofessional nursing practice. Students are encouraged to identify and critically engage with complexities of organisational and regulatory frameworks that impact on nursing as a profession. Consideration is given to the social and political contexts of health care and the position of nursing within those. Students will reflect on their own experiences in practice across a range of clinical settings to consider the implications of specific challenges facing the nursing profession.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
online tutorial work (60%) and written essay (40%).
TEACHING PATTERN: This unit is taught online.
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Spring) will be available from mid July 2010
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.