Health Variations

This unit will contribute to completion of course level outcomes, Western Sydney University graduate attributes and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice. Course level learning outcomes can be accessed on your Unit vUWS Home Page.

The Health Variation 1 unit is part of the Bachelor of Nursing Degree. The unit provides the foundation for developing comprehensive, coherent and connected knowledge in the nursing discipline and introduces and develops interaction skills which will be required by graduates in their work environments.

Learning outcomes for the unit are outlined below.

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