This subject is focused on the challenges associated with working in rural and remote communities. Students will gain an appreciation for the challenges that people living in rural and remote communities face and the disparity between access and health outcomes compared to regional and metropolitan healthcare settings. Students will learn the potential that multidisciplinary health professionals, with culturally safe practice, good communication and empathy, have to mitigate these disparities.

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78110E Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration] [External], 78110 Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration]

78110E Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration] [External], 78110 Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration] Offerings: All

[Pre-requisite] 24CP WITHIN COURSES PERMITTED TO ENROL

[Pre-requisite] 24CP WITHIN COURSES PERMITTED TO ENROL Offerings: All

Rural and Remote Nursing

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NS3216 - Rural and Remote Nursing

Analyse how a person's own culture, values, attitudes, assumptions and beliefs influence perceptions of and interactions with people and communities in rural and remote areas

Develop strategies for maintaining capability for practice in rural and remote nursing care for individuals across the lifespan, and acknowledge the challenges associated with maintaining full scope of practice

Appraise the importance of engaging with the person and their care partners (multidisciplinary team) to ensure effective deliver of culturally safe comprehensive primary health care

Critically reflect on the role of a rural and remote nurse in assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of person-centred and evidence-based individual care, and population health programs