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SNGP3011: Primary Health Care and Community Nursing

Semester 2, 2021 [Block mode] - Singapore

This unit of study examines the major concepts and principles of community health nursing including self-care, continuity of care, primary health care, health promotion/illness prevention, community assessment, family assessment, and home care. Approaches to the provision of nursing care for people in settings where they live will be critiqued. Particular attention is given to the home visit process: its therapeutic nature, communication skills and safety issues. The nurse's role in health promotion and disease prevention within a developmental life stage approach will be explored. Students will learn the nurse’s role in situations as diverse as participating in national efforts to reduce the population’s disease vulnerability to efforts to support a successful palliation in a community setting. Epidemiological concepts and methodologies integral to community health nursing are also explored. Students will also gain insight into the challenges that face practitioners who need to translate population health information into appropriate individualised healthcare plans for people of all ages from infancy to older age.

Unit details and rules

Unit code SNGP3011
Academic unit Nursing and Midwifery
Credit points 6
Prohibitions
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None
Prerequisites
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None
Corequisites
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Sue Randall, sue.randall@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Assignment Assessment 1A: Community profile
Written task
35% Week 09
Due date: 17 Oct 2021 at 23:59
1200 words
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3
Assignment Assessment 1B: Strategic plan
Written task
50% Week 09
Due date: 17 Oct 2021 at 23:59
1800 words
Outcomes assessed: LO2 LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7 LO8
Assignment Assessment 2: Online quiz
Multiple choice questions
15% Week 13
Due date: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:00
40 minutes
Outcomes assessed: LO3 LO7 LO8

Assessment summary

  • Assessment 2: Online Quiz.Due Saturday 13 November 2021 by 17.00 (Singapore time)
  • The quiz is comprised of twenty (20) multiple choice questions  which will be on content from prescribed readings on community and primary health care nursing.
  • Assessment 1A:Community profile. Due Sunday 17 Oct 2021 by 23.59 (Singapore time) 
  • You are required to focus on examining a selected district in Singapore, making links to health in general and presenting this information within the essay.
  • Assessment 1B Strategic plan. Due Sunday 17 October 2021 by 23.59 (Singapore time)  You are required to focus on defining a public health problem (from a list on Canvas). Demonstrate how risk factors for the public health problem are identifiable in the chosen community and explore strategies that may be employed by nurses to manage the public health problem in your selected district. 

Please note: Each student is required to submit/attend all assessment items in order to pass this unit. Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

 

Distinction

75 - 84

 

Credit

65 - 74

 

Pass

50 - 64

 

Fail

0 - 49

When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website  provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.  

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

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WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
Week 04 Block week 1: Monday 30 August Introduction and Lecture 1 Block teaching (3 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3
Tuesday 31 August. Lectures 2 & 3 Block teaching (3.5 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO8
Weds 1 Sept, Lectures 4 & 5 Block teaching (3.5 hr) LO4 LO5
Thurs 2 Sept. Tutorials 1 & 2 (Groups T01 &TO2) Block teaching (3.5 hr) LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7
Friday 3 Sept. Tutorial 1 & 2 (Repeat for group T03) Block teaching (3.5 hr) LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7
Week 05 Block week 2. Monday 6 September. Lectures 6 & 7 Block teaching (3.5 hr) LO6 LO7
Tuesday 7 Sept. Lectures 8 & 9 Block teaching (3.5 hr) LO1 LO7
Weds 8 Sept. Tutorial 3 (Group T01 & T03) Block teaching (3 hr) LO2 LO8
Thurs 9 Sept. Tutorial 3 (repeat T03) Block teaching (3 hr) LO2 LO8
Friday 10 Sept. Self Study Block teaching (3 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7 LO8

Attendance and class requirements

  • Attendance: The sessions for this unit of study are covered in block mode. Attendance at these study blocks is compulsory and apart from the study blocks, there are no other attendance requirements during the semester. Students who fail to attend a class/session/tutorial/laboratory for any reason without good cause may not be eligible to achieve a minimum grade of pass for this unit of study.
  • Referencing guide: The Sydney Nursing School has adopted the American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing style, 6th Edition, 2010 as its official referencing style.  This is an author-date style of referencing.
  • Assignment formatting guidelines: Unless the unit coordinator has indicated otherwise, please make sure your submitted assessments are formatted as follows:
    • font: use Calibri or Times New Roman in 11 - 12 point
    • double line spacing
    • margins: 2.5cm each side
    • use page numbers
    • refer to assessment instructions for use of title and headings

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate an understanding of how health and disease have been managed throughout history and how this history has led to the emergence of health discourses such as primary healthcare and the new public health
  • LO2. demonstrate knowledge of basic public health concepts and terms such as the natural history of disease, agent host environmental triangle, three levels of prevention and screening of disease
  • LO3. identify physical, psychological, socio-cultural, politico-economic, and environmental factors that influence community health
  • LO4. describe and critically examine the processes by which epidemiological evidence develops into a useful resource for evidence-based practice and informs a community needs assessment
  • LO5. carry out a comprehensive health assessment of individuals in community settings, plan and implement nursing care for these clients
  • LO6. design appropriate personal and communal health promotion strategies in response to community and individual needs assessment
  • LO7. demonstrate competence in communication and interaction with a variety of clients and families as well as agency personnel and other community resources in clinical settings
  • LO8. perform advanced level interrogation of scholarly literature to better understand the relationship between key constructs explored within this unit of study.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

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