NURS13143 - Digital Health, Technology and Informatics in the Profession of Nursing

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Digital health is being used in hospitals and private health care providers in the community. Using electronic systems to communicate and store personal health care data is fast becoming the norm and is yet another expectation of contemporary health care. Hospital digital health systems require health care professionals to enter patient information, while the Australia wide My Health Record ensures all health care professionals have access to individual health records. This unit examines the different types of telecommunication and virtual technologies available in health care that promote individualised and person-centred care. You will explore the history of digital health care systems as well as analyse contemporary issues and concerns including cybersecurity, privacy, consent and electronic exchange of information.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites

BIOH12012 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 or BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology or NURS12158 Clinical Nursing Practice 3

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.48% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 11.05% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

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Feedback
I loved this unit. Relevant up-to-date research. Will definitely use these skills in the real world. Thanks Penny for a supportive and interesting learning experience.
Recommendation
Continue to link unit topics to real life situations to enhance authenticity and increase student engagement.
Action Taken
In Progress
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That was awesome! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk to you and your students 😊
Recommendation
Continue to utilise guest speakers where possible in tutorials to help students see how they can embed their theory learnings into practice.
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In Progress
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Feedback
I felt I was not as engaged once the due date for the final assignment had passed. I may help to place the assignment due date further along in the course to keep students attending tutorials.
Recommendation
Due date for further assessment will be moved to later in the term.
Action Taken
In Progress
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