UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

NUR5210 Disaster and emergency nursing management

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

NUR5210 Disaster and emergency nursing management is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2022
Semester 1
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before NUR5210

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After NUR5210

No unit lists NUR5210 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree

Overview

This unit introduces nurses to the role they play in emergency preparedness and disaster management in local and international settings. Areas of focus include the role in planning, partnerships, disaster response, and delivery of services.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterPeninsulaOn campus
First semesterPeninsulaOnline

Assessment

  • Virtual presentation (20 minutes)
    30%
  • Online forums (4 forums, 2 posts each after reading)
    30%
  • Essay (3,000 words)Threshold hurdle
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Develop a plan including the essential elements of leadership and management for nursing in disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery;

  2. 2

    Explain the concept of a safe hospital in disaster and the safe hospital index;

  3. 3

    Analyze strategies for investing in a disaster informed nursing workforce within local and international settings;

  4. 4

    Evaluate the resources available to enhance the resilience of the nursing workforce in disaster;

  5. 5

    Identify when community resilience is compromised and what is needed to build that resilience;

  6. 6

    Analyze the competing issues of core competencies, expanded scope of practice and ethical practice in the context of response for nurses;

  7. 7

    Conceptualise the value of using a disaster research framework for a research study of a mass casualty incident;

  8. 8

    Identify the special needs of vulnerable populations in disaster situations.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

12 hours per week of teacher-directed and student-directed learning per week including online activities. lectures and tutorials.

Refer to Moodle for teacher-directed learning requirements.

For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Helen Rawson
Unit Coordinators
Ms Nyree Parker

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for NUR5210?

NUR5210 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is NUR5210 offered?

In 2022, NUR5210 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula, with an online option.

Does NUR5210 have an exam?

No. NUR5210 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available