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NURS1009: Foundational Nursing Practice
2026 unit information
In this unit of study, students will be introduced to the theoretical and practical aspects of holistic health assessment. Inclusive assessment knowledge and practices are the foundation of accurate nursing judgement and characterise a process that occurs with each nurse-patient encounter. Theoretical and practical aspects of holistic nursing are the first two steps in the nursing assessment process of the Clinical Reasoning Cycle. Diversity and inclusivity, and non-discriminatory and unbiased ways of engaging, will be discussed as fundamental aspects of equitable, comprehensive healthcare assessment. Students will be introduced to person-centred processes of being authentically engaged and sympathetically present in their interactions with people, considering the Indigenous historical, social, and political contexts that influence lived experience, and the ways nurses can provide a healing physical environment that enhances culturally safe assessment practices.
Unit details and rules
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Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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NURS1004 |
| Prohibitions:
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NURS1002 |
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None |
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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