Person-Centred Practice in Nursing (11835.1)

The unit will examine the spectrum of intrapersonal and interpersonal social contexts, including culturally safe contexts with First Nations Peoples. In essence, this unit focuses on relationships in health care practice.
Knowing and recognising self is essential in the development of caring collaborations that are therapeutic. Focusing on 'knowing self', this unit considers self-awareness and evaluation to achieve therapeutic alliances in health care, including exploring the complex ways that nurses deal intimately with other peoples' bodies during nursing work.
This unit is foundational in developing personal responsibility, accountability, and capability to control personal learning and practice as a healthcare practitioner. Students will be introduced to reflection as a component of clinical decision making and an essential practice for achieving personal and professional insights for learning.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain self-awareness in the context of nursing identity;
2. Explore and discuss the self in the context of human complexity and inclusion;
3. Identify and discuss the complex ways nurses manage the bodies of others - emotional labour and person-centred nursing practice; and
4. Reflect on principles of person-centred healthcare delivery and nursing practice.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

10194 Therapeutic Use of Self 1

Assumed knowledge

None.