Description Bioscience 2 introduces the concepts associated with alterations in health across the lifespan. It will introduce pathophysiology, pharmacology, immunology, and microbiology related to health breakdown due to injury or disease. This subject specifically examines impact of microorganisms on the health of people and the body�s natural defences when dealing with infections and injuries and its significance to person centred care.
School Nursing & Midwifery
Discipline General Nursing
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp
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Students must be enrolled in 4691 Bachelor of Nursing or 4780 Bachelor of Nursing – WSU Online or 4693 Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced). Unitrack students may study this unit as a miscellaneous unit.
Assumed Knowledge
Students should have an understanding of the core concepts and terminology related to the structure, function and homeostasis of the human body.
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Identify the role of the immune system in the maintenance of health
Define the role of microorganisms associated with health breakdown within communities and healthcare settings
Explain pharmacological principles associated with commonly prescribed drugs during health breakdown across the lifespan
Describe infection control and prevention strategies when providing safe patient centred care
Explain physiological concepts underlying the body�fs responses to health breakdown due to injury or disease
1. Innate defences:
1st and 2nd lines of defences
The inflammatory process, wound healing, blood clotting
2. Introduction to pharmacology for nurses
formulations and methods/routes of administration of drugs,
rights of medications,
medication errors,
pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics
half-life and therapeutic index,
Basics of protein synthesis and its relationship to antimicrobial action
anti-microbial stewardship.
3. Introduction to Microbiology and Infection Control
Major types of microorganisms and their importance
Common pathological organisms and their general structures
Replication of bacteria and viruses
HAI and risk factors
Sources of infection and modes of transmission
Nursing interventions in infection control
4. Immune system 1 – Lymphatic system.
5. Immune system 2 - Adaptive defences.
3rd line of defences
Development of immunity
Vaccinations (active and passive immunity acquired naturally and artificially)
Appropriate interventions ranging from prevention, diagnosis, detection of structural changes, functional changes, treatment/management (nursing and pharmacological), prognosis.
7. Introduction to genetics.
Mitosis, meiosis
Patterns of inheritance
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
