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Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Seminar

Workshop

Module Offerings

6101SLTN-JAN-PAR

Aims

To allow students the opportunity to critically examine global perspective in nursing. To allow students to develop their study skills

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically reflect on personal, cross-cultural capability.
2.
Examine the notion of ethics within nursing
3.
Critically analyse the impact of healthcare systems, practices, policies and regulations on nursing practice.
4.
Critically explore nurses’ contribution towards the health and well-being of populations.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Global perspectives on contemporary nursing practice: to include:- comparison of the role of nurses in a global context, global approaches to delivering health care. Cross cultural capability: to include:- Intercultural awareness & associated communication, Inter-cultural and multi-cultural perspectives, implications for nursing practice. Nursing philosophies, models and care delivery Moral and ethical dimensions of nursing International regulation of nursing and public protection Models of health care, medical model, social model, culturally led and traditional approaches: to include:- Public and private health care delivery, global tourism, telemedicine and informatics, impact of changing demographies, impacts of changing health and social care needs on health care delivery Health literacy Study skills: academic writing, literature searching, referencing
Additional Information:This module seeks to encourage students to examine nursing practice from an international perspective. It emphasises cultural sensitivity, evolving global nursing and the moral, ethical, social & professional issues that these create. This module is only available to international students who are registered nurses.

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