NRS535 Primary Health Care: A Pathway to Better Health

NRS535 Primary Health Care: A Pathway to Better Health

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to conceptualise the design, development provision and evaluation of primary health care and reflect on the role of the nurse in this context.
be able to lead initiatives to improve access and equity to universally available culturally appropriate health care.
be able to recognise the significance of the social determinants of health in health service planning and provision and their impact on individuals, families and communities.
be able to lead collaborative, community based consumer driven models of primary health care.
be able to lead an integrated, coordinated approach to the continuity of care where improved health literacy and self management of care by the individual and families, groups and communities is the focus.
be able to adapt illness prevention, health promotion and health education strategies into diverse areas of primary health care nursing practice for diverse populations.
be able to monitor and evaluate individual and community health status to measure health outcomes by undertaking research.
be able to evaluate the impact of health promotion strategies by measuring short, medium and long term goals.
be able to engage in the collaborative inter professional delivery of primary health care.
Syllabus

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The subject will cover the following topics:
Primary health care principles and models for practice.
Integrated coordinated continuity of care.
Illness prevention, health promotion and health education.
Safety, quality and accountability