Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Prerequisite

NURS1001, NURS1002, NURS1003, NURS1004, NURS1005, NURS1006, NURS1007, NURS1008, NURS2001, NURS2002, NURS2004, NURS2005

Recommended companion

Restricted

BN or BN/BMid. Students

Assessment methods

Participation, presentation, examination

Course enquiries

Mrs Kelly Hooper (k.hooper2@uq.edu.au)

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

Student will learn about the pathology of vascular lesions, haemorrhage and cerebral infarction. Students will learn issues associated with the nursing management of a person with these conditions and re-visit the ethical obligations and legal issues in relation to caring for a non-competent adult. The role of registered nurses and other members of the health care team in assessing functional capacity and in rehabilitation will be discussed. Students will learn the incidence and risk factors for hypertension & cerebrovascular accident identified by population based studies.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2017 (27/11/2017 - 10/02/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) Ipswich Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile