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PAR5105Community paramedicine 2

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit is the capstone clinical unit for the Master Paramedic Practitioner degree, consolidating your knowledge of paramedic practitioner assessment and management of acute and chronic medical presentations introduced in previous...

Semester 1Peninsula

NUT3024Contemporary development in nutrition

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit, you will explore a broad range of current topics in nutrition, addressing both local and global contexts. You will also seek recent scientific evidence to debunk nutrition claims commonly found on social media. Throughout the...

Summer AMalaysia

MHS5100Contemporary issues and controversies in mental health science

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The capstone unit draws together the theoretical and clinical underpinnings of mental health care practice. The structure of the Unit will follow 4 strands: exploring the efficacy and evidence base for practice, contributions of...

Semester 2Clayton

PSY4180Contemporary issues and new directions in psychology

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this elective unit you will develop your capacity to critically engage with contemporary issues, emerging trends and new directions in psychology. The unit will highlight the social, political, and cultural contexts that influence the...

Monash Online

POM5105Contemporary issues in perioperative medicine

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The development of a successful and efficient perioperative approach to patient care requires knowledge and skills in a range of complementary disciplines and research-informed professional practices. These include consideration of human...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

NUR5033Contemporary nursing in context 3

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit examines foundations of knowledge for nursing and education for clinical practice. Knowledge generation through research, and the application and dissemination of that knowledge, are central themes of this unit. The development...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

NUR5111Contemporary nursing practice 1

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The unit will provide you with the foundational knowledge and skills for nursing practice with an emphasis on physical health assessment. You will study key concepts, including pharmacology, asepsis, hygiene and a patient-centred approach...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

NUR5002Contemporary nursing practice 2

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this clinically focussed medical-surgical nursing practice unit, you will build upon the concepts introduced in NUR5111 Contemporary Nursing Practice 1. You will explore pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, pharmacology, associated...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

NUR5004Contemporary nursing practice 4

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit focuses on preparing you for the transition to practice as a Registered Nurse. In preparing for this transition to health professional, you will explore: the integration of advanced health assessment skills, the clinical...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

PSY3150Contemporary social psychology

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit presents contemporary theories, methods, research trends, and findings in social psychology. A social cognitive perspective is used to examine issues such as evolutionary social psychology, self-concepts, attitudes,...

Semester 1Malaysia

ASC5008Co-occurring mental illness and substance use or addiction

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides an overview of the key considerations for alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers, policy makers, researchers and other health and welfare professionals advocating for, supporting and engaging with individuals living with...

Semester 1Clayton

MCE5112Core skills: Gamete and embryo handling

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will introduce you to an assisted reproduction technology (ART) education laboratory. Hands-on practical tuition will enable you to gain key embryology and andrology skills and a platform for applying the theoretical knowledge...

Semester 1Monash Medical Centre

SWM5121Criminology and social work

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit introduces you to the field of forensic and criminal justice social work. It focuses on contemporary research, theories and practice approaches required for working effectively with involuntary clients in the criminal justice...

Caulfield

PAR5420Critical care management of cardiac emergencies

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit introduces you to an advanced level of knowledge and skills related to the critical care management of patients with cardiac complications. You will explore the pathophysiology of cardiac disease, and link this to the...

Semester 2Peninsula

PAR5480Critical care management of medical emergencies

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will advances theoretical and clinical foundations for managing acute medical emergencies in the adult population within a critical care paramedicine context. You will explore the pathophysiology, assessment, and...

Semester 1Peninsula

PAR5430Critical care management of respiratory and airway emergencies

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit introduces you to an advanced level of knowledge and skill related to the critical care management of patients with complex respiratory conditions and airway emergencies. In this unit you will be learning about specific topics...

Semester 2Peninsula

PAR5440Critical care management of trauma

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit, which explores trauma care through the lens of contemporary systems and evidence-based triage, you will develop advanced knowledge and skills in the management of patients requiring critical care. You will examine how...

Semester 1Peninsula

PSY3052Cultural safety, responsiveness and reflexivity in practice

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will learn to develop cultural responsiveness by understanding how cultural identities influence our perspectives on behaviour and human interactions. You will engage in critical reflexivity on perceived differences in...

Semester 1ClaytonMalaysia

PBH2003Culture, society and health

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will explore how individual and population experiences of health are shaped by culture and society. The unit draws on key sociological, anthropological, political and philosophical theories to reveal various relationships between...

Semester 1Caulfield

HSC2100Current health challenges

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

You will explore and develop the skills to understand and engage with complex contemporary health challenges in a local and global context. You will explore your position on today’s health challenges, uncovering your strengths and biases....

Semester 1Caulfield