School of Health Sciences

Unit Outline

NUR10008: Strengths Based Nursing & Health Promotion

Semester 1, Year 1

Please read this Unit Outline carefully. It includes:

PART A Unit summary

PART B Your Unit in more detail

PART C Further information

PART A: Unit Summary

Aims

This unit will introduce you to the values that underpin strengths-based nursing where you will learn to use critical thinking, self-awareness, reflection, and mindfulness. These skills will assist you to develop resilience as a nurse and foster resilience in people in your care.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this Unit should be able to:

Describe the framework of strengths-based nursing and models of reflection (NMBA criteria 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 2.4 and 3.3)

Review strategies that empower individuals to take an active role in health maintenance and self-care (NMBA criteria 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.7, 3.2 and 4.3)

Explain how communication (both written and verbal) can facilitate a collaborative partnership between the nurse, the patient and the healthcare team (NMBA criteria 1.6, 2.2, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8)

Describe health promotion models (NMBA criteria 1.1, 1.3, 2.3, 2.4, and 7.3)

Describe contemporary health care issue in consideration of the determinants of health, health promotion and healthy communities (NMBA criteria 1.3, 1.4, 2.4 and 2.7)

Identify the role of the nurse in primary care and health promotion (NMBA criteria 1.2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.2, 3.6, 3.7 and 7.3)

This unit aligns with the following National Safety and Quality Services Standards (NSQSS) -1, 2, 3, 5, and 6

Graduate Attributes

This unit may contribute to the development of the following Swinburne Graduate Attributes:

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Digital literacies

Content

Strengths based nursing framework

Reflective practice, mindfulness, and resilience

Illness and wellness continuum and self-care

Written and verbal communication skills

Determinants of health and global health issues

Models of primary care and health promotion including the role of the nurse

PART B: Your Unit in more detail

Unit Improvements

This is a new unit for 2023.

Unit Teaching Staff

Learning and Teaching Structure

Week by Week Schedule

Assessment

Assessment Overview

Minimum requirements to pass this Unit

To pass this unit, you must:

a) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more. Conceded passes are not recognised by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council therefore conceded passes will not be granted.

b) tutorials have an 80% attendance requirement as per the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council.

Examinations

If the unit you are enrolled in has an official examination, you will be expected to be available for the entire examination period including any Special Exam period.

There is no examination in this unit.

Submission Requirements

Assignments and other assessments are generally submitted online through the Canvas assessment submission system which integrates with the Turnitin plagiarism checking service.

Please ensure you keep a copy of all assessments that are submitted.

In cases where a hard copy submission is required an Assessment Cover Sheet must be submitted with your assignment. The standard Assessment Cover Sheet is available from the Current Students web site (see Part C).

Extensions and Late Submission

Late Submissions - Unless an extension has been approved, late submissions will result in a penalty. You will be penalised 10% of your achieved mark for each working day the task is late, up to a maximum of 5 working days. After 5 working days, a zero result will be recorded.

Referencing

To avoid plagiarism, you are required to provide a reference whenever you include information from other sources in your work. Further details regarding plagiarism are available in Section C of this document.

Referencing conventions required for this unit are APA 7th edition (2019).

Helpful information on referencing can be found at http://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/referencing/

Groupwork Guidelines

There is no group work in this unit.

Required Textbook(s)

All required learning resources will be found on Canvas

Recommended Reading Materials

All recommended resources can be located on Canvas.

The Library has a large collection of resource materials, both texts and current journals. It is also recommended that you explore other sources to broaden your understanding.