Found 1161 study abroad units
NSB204 Mental Health: Self and others
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit focuses on the National Health Priority of mental health and explores the social determinants, legislation and policies that inform nursing care provision. Mental health issues are a universal human experience across the lifespan and affect one in 4 Australians. In this unit, learning activities embed the concepts of recovery and cultural safety as well as trauma informed care in promoting positive messages that challenge stigma and discrimination. Emphasis is given to the development of the professional self and attributes of trust, rapport building, and a non-judgemental approach to practice. Focus is also given to developing skills in assessing and responding to people who experience symptoms of mental illness. This includes history-taking, mental state, and risk assessment, while utilising the recovery framework.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB231 Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is at the developing stage of the course and builds on preceding units. You are expected to draw on knowledge and skills gained in previous units to enhance your understanding of nursing practice and peoples’ experience of health and illness. Peoples’ experiences of the continuum of care in different contexts of health care are emphasised to highlight chronic and acute dimensions of illness using unfolding clinical cases. The unit also has a synergetic relationship with the NSB232 Integrated Nursing Practice 2 – Off campus unit, and units are co-requisites. A thorough understanding of the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, National Health Priority Areas, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards is essential to nursing practice and will underpin success in this unit. Face-to-face teaching, particularly tutorials may commence in 0 week. Please refer to the published timetable.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB232 Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is a work integrated learning unit in which you complete a period (2 weeks /80 hours) of immersive learning in clinical practice in an off-campus health care context. A series of mandatory clinical practice sessions (CPS) develops your skills in safe practice. Failure to attend all mandatory CPS means you are unable to progress to clinical placement. The unit is at the developing stage of the course and builds on all preceding units. You will draw on knowledge and skills gained in previous units to incorporate into practice and further develop knowledge and skills. This unit has a concurrent requisite of NSB231 Integrated Nursing Practice 2 – On Campus. Your knowledge of and ability to apply the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, National Health Priority Areas, Aged Care Standards, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards are essential to nursing practice. Mandatory elements will start in Orientation week.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB233 Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit is a work integrated learning unit in which you learn predominantly in off-campus health care contexts (4 weeks/160 hours). The unit is at the developing stage of your course and builds on all preceding units. You are expected to draw on knowledge and skills gained in previous units to develop your practice and will be actively encouraged to apply learning and skills from earlier units. The unit is a concurrent requisite of NSB236 Integrated Nursing Practice 3 – On campus to facilitate application of theory to practice. You will require knowledge of and ability to apply the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, National Health Priority Areas, Aged Care Quality Standards, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards essential to nursing practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB236 Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit consolidates cognitive skills in clinical reasoning by integrating prior knowledge and skills and further develop your understanding of decisions that informs nursing practice at a developing level. Peoples’ experiences of the continuum of care in different contexts of health care are emphasised to highlight chronic and acute dimensions of illness using unfolding clinical cases. The critical thinking and analyses of nursing practice elements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice are particularly emphasised. This unit links to subsequent integrated nursing practice units.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB334 Integrated Nursing Practice 4
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is a work integrated learning unit, with you learning predominantly off campus (4 weeks/ 160 hours) within healthcare contexts. This is a third-year unit at the consolidating stage of the course. It builds on all preceding units, with the expectation that previous knowledge and skills will be drawn upon in practice and to enable further development knowledge and skills. This is necessary to prepare for and successfully complete this capstone unit and provide safe and effective care as a beginning -level registered nurse. This unit is a work integrated learning unit with students learning predominantly in off-campus health care contexts. A thorough understanding of the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, National Health Priority Areas, Aged Care Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards is essential to nursing practice. Mandatory elements may start in Orientation week. Please check the published unit timetable.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is at the consolidating stage of the course, builds on preceding units and prepares you for the transition to independent practice as a registered nurse. You are expected to draw on knowledge and skills gained in previous units to enhance capabilities for practice. A thorough understanding of the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, National Health Priority Areas, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards is essential to nursing practice and underpin this unit. This unit focuses on National Safety and Quality Health Standards (5) Comprehensive care and (8) Recognising and responding to acute deterioration. Understanding of these standards and related nursing care enables early identification of patient deterioration, can improve outcomes, and reduce required interventions. This on-campus unit fosters further development of knowledge and skills that you will critically analyse and reflect on throughout your remaining off-campus experiences.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB412 Clinical Elective
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit offers the opportunity to undertake further clinical practicum experiences to enhance students' ability to practice competently in a range of clinical situations. Also the focus is on integrating knowledge, skills and attributes required to successfully integrate theory with clinical practice. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered Nurse Standards for Practice emphasised in this unit are: thinks critically and analyses nursing practice (ST1); comprehensively conducts assessments (ST4); develops a plan for nursing practice (ST5); provides safe, appropriate, and responsive quality nursing practice (ST6); and evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice (ST7). This unit complements other second year units and links to Integrated Nursing Practice units.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB600 Introduction to Nursing Children and Childbearing Families
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides an overview of the theoretical concepts and clinical application principles for practice in nursing and midwifery care for children and childbearing families. It addresses the childbearing process and the developmental stages of childhood and family dynamics, allowing the nursing role to contribute to maintenance and promotion of family health. Learning activities in this unit aim to develop your understanding of the role of the nurse or midwife as provider of care for women and their families during the normal childbearing process and during childhood. The unit is offered in blended mode and a large amount of independent study is required using online resources.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB606 Palliative Care Nursing
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Palliative care is an increasingly important part of our healthcare system. The health and support needs of those who are dying are diverse and often change over time. To respond effectively to these needs, nurses must have knowledge and skills to provide a palliative approach to care. In this unit, students will extend their knowledge of the needs of those diagnosed with various life-limiting illnesses. The unit will enable students to develop further understanding of the core components of palliative care for these people. It will extend the understandings developed in other theoretical studies and experiences in clinical practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSB608 Wound Care in Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Providing complex wound care to people in acute, residential and community health areas is a growing challenge for health care services. Quality wound care requires a holistic approach as impacts are seen in every aspect of a person's life. This unit provides you with an in-depth knowledge of acute and chronic wounds and specifically addresses challenges related to providing optimal nursing care for persons with wounds. Focus is given to linking existing knowledge and clinical skills from prior study to inform evidence-based practice in wound care. This unit takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining the science of wound healing, the principles and application of nursing care while also incorporating a necessary trans-disciplinary approach to care of a person with a wound. Learning activities assist you to respond to the challenges of assessment, management, and prevention of a range of acute and chronic wounds using an evidence-based, person-centred approach.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSN434 Evidence-based Practice and Research Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit examines the relationship between research evidence and practice. It creates an opportunity to identify, understand, and critique the contribution that evidence provides to best health care practice. Drawing on knowledge and skills of research methods and processes, you will learn to critique research, and develop a research study description.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
NSN508 Dissertation Preparation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit builds on existing knowledge, skills and professional experience and provides the opportunity to develop, extend, and apply these skills to the preparation of a feasible and defensible research proposal for a research dissertation. The opportunity to develop skills in advanced information retrieval and synthesis, academic writing, and critical analysis are supported as you review a body of literature relevant to your dissertation and methodology. NSN508 is a preparatory unit for HLN700 or HLN750.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPB550 Diseases of the Eye 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Optometrists play a major role in the fight against eye disease. In conducting eye examinations, optometrists must also be adept at detecting systemic diseases that cause ocular signs and symptoms. This unit will enhance your knowledge of eye diseases - a critical part of optometry studies and future practice. It provides you with knowledge of diseases and conditions influencing the anterior eye, including the diagnosis and management of conditions. Knowledge from this unit will be highly relevant to future units in the Master of Optometry (OP85) course involving clinical optometric practice and therapeutic management of eye disease.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPB556 Ocular Examination Skills 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the theory and practical skills of techniques for examining patients' eyes and assessing visual functions. Subjective and objective techniques of assessing visual status are learned. The skills necessary to communicate with patients are introduced. The unit builds on prior knowledge in visual science, ophthalmic optics and communication skills.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPB650 Diseases of the Eye 2
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Optometrists play a major role in the fight against eye disease. In conducting eye examinations, optometrists must also be adept at detecting systemic diseases that cause ocular signs and symptoms. This unit will enhance your knowledge of eye diseases - a critical part of optometry studies and future practice. It provides you with knowledge of diseases and conditions influencing the posterior eye, ocular manifestations of systemic disease and neuro-ophthalmology. Knowledge from this unit will be highly relevant to future units in the Master of Optometry (OP85) course involving clinical optometric practice and therapeutic management of eye disease.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPB656 Ocular Examination Skills 2
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides the theory and practical skills knowledge in the use of advanced clinical techniques used in eye examinations to assess ocular health (slit-lamp biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, tonometry, gonioscopy) and visual function (visual fields and colour vision) and the complete basic eye exam. It introduces the theory guiding these techniques, and develops the procedural and communication skills required to accurately, efficiently and safely perform these techniques. The unit develops your skills in the recording and interpretation of the clinical data obtained from these techniques to inform patient advice and management. The ability to accurately, efficiently and safely perform these clinical techniques in eye examinations is a requirement for clinical practice, forming the basis for assessment and management of patients in optometry practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN161 Advanced Eye Care 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The theory and practice of clinical optometry procedures form the basis for providing students with a thorough knowledge in all aspects of patient management. This unit involves clinical procedures required to perform advanced investigation of visual problems, including those in paediatric populations, for patients with visual loss, and in the workplace.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN162 Contact Lens Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Contact lenses are an important clinical option for the correction of refractive errors of the eye. This unit lays the foundation for the development of your knowledge and skills in contact lens clinical practice, which you will build upon in future didactic and clinical units in the course.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN163 Clinical Practice 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit begins clinical optometric practice in the primary care area within the Optometry Clinic of the Faculty of Health Clinics. Through clinical practice, students will develop specific problem solving strategies, and develop problem specific examination techniques, reinforcing and refining clinical skills developed in the previous units. This unit begins the transfer of theoretical and practical skills to the clinical situation, providing the early basis for transition to professional practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN262 Advanced Eye Care 2
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit begins clinical practice in the specialist areas of contact lens practice, binocular vision, and low vision. Students will begin development of clinical case management and problem solving strategies in these specialist areas of clinical practice. They will also develop higher level clinical examination techniques, reinforcing and refining clinical skills developed in the previous specialist clinical units in these areas.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN263 Clinical Practice 2
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit continues clinical optometric practice in the primary care area within the Optometry Clinic of the QUT Health Clinics. Through clinical practice, students will further develop specific problem solving strategies, and further develop problem specific examination techniques, reinforcing and refining clinical skills developed in previous units. This unit continues the transfer of theoretical and practical skills to the clinical situation. Students will take on a gradually increasing responsibility for clinical decision making and management and begin demonstrating strategies that enable ongoing self-reflective, culturally safe practice in a professional context.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
PCB240 Optics 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
A unit in basic optics is an essential part of any course for optometrists. The eye is an optical instrument that collects and images light to provide our valuable sense of vision. It is important that we know how to quantify and measure light, and control it in lamp sources, instruments and in detector systems. This unit is specially designed to cover a range of topics relevant to optometrists exploring these aspects of light. You will solve a range of practical problems using the principles of geometrical optics, reflection and refraction from surfaces and thin lenses. The relationships between photometric quantities such as flux, intensity, illumination and luminance will be explored. How the eye perceives colour and its quantitative and qualitative determination through CIE chromaticity coordinates will be investigated. Physical optics will be used to examine monochromatic and chromatic aberrations, the wave nature of light and the occurrence of interference and diffraction.
PCB272 Radiation Physics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Radiographers require a basic knowledge of general physics and more detailed theoretical background to the physical basis behind the equipment design, construction and materials and the increasing technological support for developing modalities. The aim of this unit is to provide you with an understanding of radiation physics related to x-ray production and radiographic practice and how radiation interacts with matter. You will learn about the basic physics of radiation and radioactivity, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation safety and the physics underpinning X-ray imaging. You will also acquire the basic knowledge of the physical principles of X-ray imaging and radiotherapy systems.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
PCB675 Radiation Safety and Biology
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit covers radiation protection and the biological effects of radiation on the human body. It is aimed towards those who are likely to be working with ionizing radiation in the workplace.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
PCN112 Medical Imaging Science
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit offers an introduction to nuclear medicine, radioactive decay, radionuclide production, imaging systems and internal dosimetry. There is a strong emphasis on the application of new technologies in the clinical discipline of nuclear medicine. The second part offers an introduction to programming techniques and algorithms and digital image processing techniques that are important for the practicing medical physicist. The techniques will be authentically applied to different types of medical images preparing you for the workplace on graduation.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
PCN113 Radiation Physics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit includes the following: radioactivity and the interaction of ionising radiation with matter; applied radiation counting techniques; radiation detectors; radiation dosimetry.
PCN211 Physics of Medical Imaging
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Support for clinical imaging systems is an integral part of the Medical Physics profession. This requires an understanding of not only electronics and software, but also the fundamental physics underpinning the process of imaging. The aim of this unit is to provide you with a solid understanding of the physics behind three common medical imaging modalities: Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and ultrasound imaging. These techniques complement each other both in terms of the type of radiation used (ionising radiation, radio waves and acoustic waves) and in terms of the imaging utility; therefore, this combination of techniques provides a good introduction into the diverse and rapidly developing field of medical imaging. You will learn about the interaction of these types of radiation with matter, the basic mathematical principles of image formation, the factors determining image contrast and ways to modulate contrast, and the imaging common hardware.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
PCN212 Radiotherapy
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides an overview of the application of physics to radiotherapy including theoretical and practical aspects of the major topics in radiotherapy physics. The unit builds on your previous knowledge of radiation physics and applies it to radiotherapy.
PCN214 Radiation Protection
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit covers radiation protection of humans, primarily aimed at radiation in the workplace. Topics include sources of radiation, effects of ionizing radiation on the human body, radiation protection in diagnostic radiology, and laser safety.