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Offerings

MANDURAH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-2025

MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-2025

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Requisites

Exclusion

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Bachelor of Nursing

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology of human cells, tissues and organs.

2.

Correctly use basic anatomical terminology in written and verbal communication when discussion the anatomy and physiology of the human body.

3.

Demonstrate an introductory understanding of microorganisms for infection prevention and control in nursing practice.

4.

Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary, respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, nervous, gastrointestinal, urinary, lymphatic and immune, endocrine and reproductive systems, the special senses, and normal parameters of measurement.

5.

Explain the role of measurement and diagnostic testing in relation to human anatomy and physiology and its relevance to health care and clinical nursing practice.

6.

Recognise the role of applied science in evidence-based nursing practice at a 1st year student level.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Key topics in this unit include:

Introduction to basic concepts of anatomy, physiology

Infection prevention and control, and the integumentary system

Introduction to the respiratory system

Introduction to the cardiovascular system

Introduction to the musculoskeletal system

Introduction to the nervous system

Introduction to the special senses

Introduction to the gastrointestinal system

Introduction to the urinary system

Introduction to the lymphatic & immune systems

Introduction to the endocrine system

Introduction to the reproductive system & heredity