This unit includes cultural competence and cultural security; the structure and function of rural health services in WA; the epidemiology and aetiology of illnesses; primary health care models; health education and health promotion; interprofessional collaboration; clinical nursing care in rural and remote health care settings; occupational health and safety in primary and secondary industries; influence of distance on health and health care provision; social determinates of health; and self-care in a rural practice. -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Gelaye Nadew
Prerequisites: NURS5821 Nursing Practice 1 (formerly NURS8821 Nursing Practice 1), NURS5831 Clinical Nursing Skills 1 (formerly NURS8831 Clinical Nursing Skills 1), PHCY5801 Pharmacotherapy for Nurses (formerly PHCY8801 Pharmacotherapy for Nurses), NURS5815 Pathophysiol