School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Human Processes 3
  • Unit Code

    HPU2303
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Bindhu RAJU

Description

This unit will apply case-based learning to enable students to recognise clinical symptoms and provide associated nursing/midwifery care for conditions experienced by the adult patient with relevance to the Australian National Health Priorities. Case scenarios will be centred on the physiological, psychological, emotional, cultural, and social wellbeing of the patient with an emphasis on the management and treatment of cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, and immunological disorders. Pharmacology related to each clinical scenario, including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, will be an integral aspect of this unit and enhance the students’ understanding of the principles of drug administration, actions, reactions, and interactions.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed Human Processes 2 (HPU1202).

Only students studying the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) can enrol in this unit.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must study NPU2303 concurrently with HPU2303

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NSC2103 and NUM2306

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe the care of the adult patient/client for specific conditions, including physiological, psychological, emotional, cultural and social aspects of care.
  2. Discuss the strengths of research evidence in relation to care of the adult patient/client with specific conditions.
  3. Evaluate the diagnostic interventions, pharmacology and nursing or midwifery care related to common conditions affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine, reproductive and immune systems.
  4. Describe the interprofessional approaches to care of patients with specific conditions using the appropriate technologies.

Unit Content

  1. Evidence based care of the adult patient/client with cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and immunological disorders.
  2. The importance of understanding body systems, and disorders, to the application of effective nursing and midwifery care.
  3. Interprofessional care of the patient with diabetes.
  4. Pain management.
  5. Care of the patient with cardiac presentations.
  6. Care of the patient with respiratory conditions.
  7. Care of the patient with a compromised immune system.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 19 x 1 hour pass sessionNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour pass sessionNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentConcept map20%
Case StudyEssay30%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentConcept map20%
Case StudyEssay30%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Human Processes 3
  • Unit Code

    HPU2303
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Bindhu RAJU

Description

This unit will apply case-based learning to enable students to recognise clinical symptoms and provide associated nursing/midwifery care for conditions experienced by the adult patient with relevance to the Australian National Health Priorities. Case scenarios will be centred on the physiological, psychological, emotional, cultural, and social wellbeing of the patient with an emphasis on the management and treatment of cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, and immunological disorders. Pharmacology related to each clinical scenario, including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, will be an integral aspect of this unit and enhance the students’ understanding of the principles of drug administration, actions, reactions, and interactions.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed Human Processes 2 (HPU1202) or completed Nursing Practice 3 (NPU2303).

Only students studying the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) can enrol in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NSC2103 and NUM2306

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe the care of the adult patient/client for specific conditions, including physiological, psychological, emotional, cultural and social aspects of care.
  2. Discuss the strengths of research evidence in relation to care of the adult patient/client with specific conditions.
  3. Evaluate the diagnostic interventions, pharmacology and nursing or midwifery care related to common conditions affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and immune systems
  4. Describe the interprofessional approaches to care of patients with specific conditions using the appropriate technologies.

Unit Content

  1. Evidence based care of the adult patient/client with cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and immunological disorders.
  2. The importance of understanding body systems, and disorders, to the application of effective nursing and midwifery care.
  3. Interprofessional care of the patient with diabetes.
  4. Pain management.
  5. Care of the patient with cardiac presentations.
  6. Care of the patient with respiratory conditions.
  7. Care of the patient with a compromised immune system.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 19 x 1 hour pass sessionNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour pass sessionNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentConcept map20%
Case StudyEssay30%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentConcept map20%
Case StudyEssay30%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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