NURS29016 - Integrated Healthcare in Corrections
Unit Synopsis
This unit aims to develop your understanding of integrated healthcare in correctional settings. Integrated healthcare is a coordinated approach to patient care that brings together different healthcare providers and services to offer comprehensive, seamless, person-centred care. With a focus on continuity and coordination of care, integrated healthcare aims to ensure equitable access to safe, timely and comprehensive person-centred healthcare, while addressing the unique challenges of correctional environments. In this unit you will evaluate integrated care models and interventions, and their application within correctional settings. The role of the nurse in the coordination of care will be explored and the use of evidence-based approaches to address challenges and enhance continuity of care, reintegration and health care outcomes for incarcerated populations.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | 7 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Higher Education Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 20% |
| 2. Case Study | 40% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss the key components of effective integrated healthcare systems
- Analyse the role of healthcare professionals within integrated healthcare
- Critically evaluate integrated healthcare and its application in correctional settings
- Examine the benefits and barriers to implementing integrated care in correctional settings
- Design strategies to facilitate the implementation of integrated healthcare within correctional settings.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Case Study | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | |||
| 2 - Communication | • | • | |||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | |||
| 4 - Research | • | • | |||
| 5 - Self-management | • | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | • | • | • | • | |
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | • | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |