Essay 401207 – Health Variations 1 – Primary Health Care – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task

An Introduction to this Unit
This unit provides the theoretical background knowledge for Professional Practice 3. It introduces the student to the fundamental principles of perioperative nursing care in supporting clients undergoing surgical interventions incorporating the related pathophysiology and pharmacology. In particular, nursing care of surgical interventions relating to the gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and reproductive systems, and injury prevention and controls will be the focus of case history reviews. The National Health Priority Areas of Injury Prevention and Control, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal conditions and Cancer Control will be addressed.

What is Expected of You
Study Load
A student is expected to study an hour per credit point a week. For example a 10 credit point Unit would require 10 hours of study per week. This time includes the time spent within classes during lectures, tutorials or practicals.

Attendance
It is strongly recommended that students attend all scheduled learning activities to support their learning.

Online Learning Requirements
Unit materials will be made available on the Unit’s vUWS (E-Learning) site (https://vuws.westernsydney.edu.au/). You are expected to consult vUWS at least twice a week, as all Unit announcements will be made via vUWS. Teaching and learning materials will be regularly updated and posted online by the teaching team.

Special Requirements
Essential Equipment:
Access to an internet enabled device is essential in order to be able to: access course materials; to participate in discussion groups; and to access additional resources provided by the lecturer during the session. See http://www. westernsydney.edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/services_and_facilities/uwsonline_student_support for further information. Legislative Pre-Requisites.

Outcome
1 Apply the principles of perioperative nursing to the role of the nurse in the perioperative period
2 Explain safe and effective use of pharmacological agents across the lifespan in the perioperative period
3 Discuss non-pharmacological comfort measures that may be used during the perioperative period
4 Discuss the pathophysiology of gastrointestinal conditions across the lifespan
5 Discuss breast and bowel conditions across the lifespan
6 Discuss the pathophysiology of arthritis, musculoskeletal conditions and cancer across the lifespan
7 Discuss injury prevention and control as they relate to pathophysiology across the lifespan
8 Use information literacy skills to access and evaluate relevant evidence-based literature on the provision of effective nursing management of people across the lifespan in the perioperative period

Aim of Assessment
The aim of this assessment is to assess student’s knowledge and understanding acquired by engaging with the unit’s weekly content.

Details
Students are required to access two (2) online quizzes on vUWS to consolidate, enhance and evaluate learning in this unit. Questions in these quizzes will be drawn from the content covered in modules and on-line readings. The quizzes have an open time limit over the weekly period of access to encourage students to work through material if unfamiliar. Feedback on answers is provided to encourage formative learning.
Quiz 1 (week 3) will focus on content from modules 1 and 2
Quiz 2 (week 12) will focus on content from modules 10 and 11

Each quiz will be open for a seven (7) day period
– Students can attempt each quiz once at any time during the 7-day availability period.
– You are strongly encouraged to attempt the assessment early in the assessment period to avoid or resolve any unforeseen difficulties.