NURSING 301 : Community Health and Wellbeing
Medical and Health Sciences
2024 Semester One (1243) (60 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
During this semester students will gain an understanding of health concepts related to community health and wellbeing. This 60 point course provides learning opportunities for students to gain knowledge and skills that will ensure safe nursing practice within a range of community and child health settings. Primary healthcare concepts related to prevention of illness and promotion of wellbeing are addressed within the context of social, cultural, political and lifespan influences. Specific modules relating to maternal/infant, child health and older adult health are embedded within the programme. Current national and global population health priorities are addressed in relation to events in the life of individuals, families and communities such as pregnancy and childbirth, childhood illness, long-term conditions and ageing. Clinical placements are in a variety of acute and community settings with a focus on child and youth, family and older adult health.
Course Contacts
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 1: | People and Place |
Capability 2: | Sustainability |
Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
Capability 6: | Communication |
Capability 7: | Collaboration |
Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate cognitive abilities in developing, refining, enhancing and validating nursing practice in relation to individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 4 and 5)
- Participate in the development and use of research by critically analysing existing research and demonstrating its application in the practice of caring for individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 1, 3, 4 and 5)
- Demonstrate skill in assessing, planning, intervening, and evaluating health through positive nurse client relationships with individuals, families and communiteis across the lifespan (Capability 3, 4 and 5)
- Apply an understanding of professional, ethical, and legal issues as they relate to aspects of caring for individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 1, 4 and 8)
- Act in a manner that safe guards the interests of individuals, families and communities across the lifespan, recognising actions that might compromise this, such as, potential breaches of confidentiality and limitations in own current scope of practice. (Capability 1, 4 and 8)
- Discuss the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi/ Te Tiriti o Waitangi individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 1 and 2)
- Respect culture, values and beliefs in the context individuals, families and communities across the lifespan. Demonstrate an understanding of the potential impact of biological, social, political, psychological and environmental factors on the well-being of individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 1, 6, 7 and 8)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge base underpinning safe and effective practice in caring for individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 3, 4, 5 and 6)
- Plan care, taking into account individual responses to biological, social, political, psychological and environmental impacts on individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8)
- Collaborate with other health professionals in caring for individuals, families and communities across the lifespan (Capability 3, 5 and 7)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Community verbal presentation | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Literature review | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Child health clinical practice and e-portfolio | 5% | Individual Coursework |
Child health practical assessment | 15% | Individual Coursework |
Older person clinical practice and e-portfolio / online module | 5% | Individual Coursework |
Older person practical assessment | 15% | Individual Coursework |
Older person critical analysis assignment | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Maternal infant summative test | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Final test | 15% | Individual Test |
Community clinical practice and e-portfolio | 5% | Individual Coursework |
10 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Community verbal presentation | ||||||||||
Literature review | ||||||||||
Child health clinical practice and e-portfolio | ||||||||||
Child health practical assessment | ||||||||||
Older person clinical practice and e-portfolio / online module | ||||||||||
Older person practical assessment | ||||||||||
Older person critical analysis assignment | ||||||||||
Maternal infant summative test | ||||||||||
Final test | ||||||||||
Community clinical practice and e-portfolio |
Workload Expectations
This course is a 60 point course, over an extended semester starting on 31st January 2023.
For this course, you can expect up to 144 hours of lectures, 312 hours in clinical placements and 176 hours of associated reading, reflection and preparation for assessments.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including guest lecturers, tutorials/clinical skills may not be available as recordings.
There may be some assessment support sessions offered online
Attendance on campus is for the exam.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
In 2023 we ran a community placement pilot, student feedback was very positive following this. As a result, a three week community placement will now be provided for all students from 2024.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.