Overview
In this unit you will be introduced to primary healthcare as a philosophy, organising framework and way of working with individuals and communities. You will examine the role of primary healthcare in the Australian healthcare system and be introduced to social determinants of health, and the concept of person-centred care. You will investigate the stages and milestones of the lifespan and consider the implications of life stages on health including end of life experiences. You will identify individual circumstances that can impact on health outcomes and the provision of care.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Must be enrolled in CL91 Bachelor of Nursing or CG41 Start Uni Now.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE data T2 2023
Harsh assignment marking with hard-to-follow feedback.
The unit coordination will endeavour to provide continuing support to the marking team to facilitate marking consistency and supportive feedback to students.
Feedback from SUTE data T2 2023
I found both lecturers [to be] helpful and showed empathy and understanding while struggling through my unit while being unwell.
Unit coordinators will continue recognising and responding to students who require support or other learning adjustments that promote positive learning outcomes.
Feedback from SUTE data T2 2023
Tutorials [are] not as long each week.
We recognised that a two-hour Zoom session was too long and planned to reduce it to 45 minutes to one hour each week.
Feedback from SUTE data T2 2023
The content of this unit was really fantastic. The lecturers were passionate and excellent. The information provided for how to address our assessments was very supportive.
The unit coordination team should continue providing specific Zoom sessions for all written assessments to guide students.
Feedback from Email
I wanted to extend my abundant gratitude to you [unit coordinator], for your time and support for me in this subject. Your comments in the supplementary assessment have been extremely helpful and guiding, and I am truly grayeful (sic) it was you who market (sic) the assessment. I feel honoured to have experienced a class with you, your passion, knowledge and support has re-shaped my feelings and direction in this nursing path, and in life.
The teaching team will continue providing supportive learning environments to students to achieve the unit learning outcomes.