NURSING 7117 - Primary & Secondary Prevention

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016

This course will explore the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis including the major cardiac risk factors, novel and emerging risk factors for cardiac disease, and the investigation and management of these disorders. In addition, ethnic and racial differences in coronary artery disease will be examined with a focus on Indigenous Australians. The role of the nurse in screening and assessing risk in asymptomatic individual, exercise testing, and non-invasive imaging will also be discussed. This course also addresses the management of patient requiring cardiac rehabilitation, including the benefits, phases and components of a cardiac rehabilitation program. At the end of the course students will be able to perform phase one, before hospital discharge, cardiac rehabilitation.

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Course Details

Course Code	NURSING 7117
Course	Primary & Secondary Prevention
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Nursing School
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Flexible delivery mode (supported with two on campus workshops)
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Restrictions	Available to M.NursSc students only
Assessment	Portfolio, presentation

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Mr Adrian De Luca

Phone: +61 8 8313 6284
Email: adrian.deluca@adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

1	describe the aetiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of coronary heart disease and their comorbidities
2	identify individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease
3	recognise the ethnic and racial differences in the prevalence and prognostic impact of coronary artery disease in different populations
4	explain the benefits, phases, and components of a successful cardiac rehabilitation program
5	Distinguish the components of optimal patient teaching and counselling strategies
6	explain the barriers to participation in cardiac rehabilitation
7	reflect upon the ethical implications of disease and its management
8	identify and critically appraise the evidence that informs practice

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1 - 7
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	8
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	5, 8
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1, 5, 8
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	6, 7
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	8

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Prescribed texts
Herzog, E 2012, The Care Unit Survival Guide, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.
Woods, SL Sivarajan Froelicher, ES Motzer, S Bridges, EJ 2009, Cardiac Nursing, 6th edn, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.

The prescribed texts are integral to the course and may be purchased from all or some of the following outlets:

Unibooks
The 成人大片, Adelaide SA 5005
Phone:   +61 8 8125 5160
Email:   adelaide@unibooks.com.au
Website:

Ramsay – Medical books and more
Located at Unibooks Adelaide Store
Gate 10 (off Victoria Drive), Union Building, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:   +61 8 8125 5195 or 1300 796 106
Fax:   +61 8 8231 2069
Email:   sales@ramsaybooks.com.au
Website:

Encompass Bookshop Shop
20, Renaissance Arcade,128 Rundle Mall,Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:    08 8224 0886
Fax:    08 8223 3570
Email:   adelaide@encompassbooks.com.au
Website: www.encompassbooks.com.au

Recommended Resources

Blumenthal, R Foody, J & Wong, N D 2011 Preventive Cardiology: Companion to Braunwald’s Heart disease, St Louis: Saunders.

Jennings, C Mead, A Jones J Holden, A Connolly, S Kotseva, K & Wood, D 2009 Preventive Cardiology: A Practical Manual, Oxford University Press, New York.

Online Learning

MyUni
All students enrolled in a postgraduate coursework nursing program have access to the School of Nursing – Postgraduate Coursework Student Centre on MyUni. If you would like the opportunity to network with other students, you can use the Communication features in the site. This site will also feature information about the latest news and events at the School of Nursing.

Unified
http://unified.adelaide.edu.au/ UNIFIED is your one-stop shop for email, calendar, MyUni and Access Adelaide. It even allows you to search the Library. UNIFIED is available to all active students; with a single login you can access your student systems and personal information through a central website. Login with your Student ID ("a1234567") and Password.

For more information, including easy to follow instructions visit

Library Resources
Help for Nursing Students
The 成人大片 Library has a website to help nursing students use the library and its resource
(www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/med/nursing).
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course will be taught through the Flexible Delivery Mode. Students will undertake weekly readings and case-based learning activities each week, outlined in the study guide. In addition to this, there will be two workshops of four hours duration conducted on campus and made available to all students online.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

This course is delivered through flexible delivery mode. Students are expected to undertake readings and case-based learning activities each week outlined in the study guide. In addition, there will be two workshops conducted on campus. Keep this in mind; this is a 3-unit course so you should be expecting to spend at least 12 hours a week on readings and completing the assignments.

Learning Activities Summary

The course content will include the following:

1. Inflammation and atherosclerosis

2. Coronary heart disease risk factors

3. Smoking

4. Dyslipidaemia

5. Hypertension

6. Obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome

7. Exercise and activity

8. Chronic kidney disease

9. Emerging cardiovascular risk factors

10. Impact of stress, depression, and social isolation on coronary heart disease

11. Impact of aging on cardiovascular function

12. Ethnic and racial differences in coronary artery disease focusing on indigenous health issues

13. Global issues in cardiovascular health

14. Adherence to cardiovascular treatment regimes

15. Predicting and assessing risk in asymptomatic individuals

16. Cardiac investigations: EST, stress echocardiography, perfusion scans, cardiac CT & MRI, echocardiography

17. Cardiac rehabilitation

18. Patient education & counselling.

Small Group Discovery Experience

Small Group Discovery (SGDE) is a significant component of the two face-to-face workshops conducted in this course. Further details will be provided on commencement.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Portfolio part A	Formative	NGP	1-3, 8
Portfolio part B	Summative	25%	1-3, 8
Portfolio part C	Summative	35%	1-8
Presentation	Summative	40%	1, 2, 7, 8

Assessment Detail

Students must pass all components of assessment in order to successfully complete the course, with the exception of the formative assessments.

Portfolio Part A (150 words) (Formative - NGP). Complete the learning activity in week 1 and develop a portfolio consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points. The assessment is scheduled early in the semester to assist students with the planning and development of the presentation, to ensure that appropriate resources are used, and that referencing complies with the Disciplines Handbook and Style Guide.

Portfolio Part B (600 words) (25%). Complete the learning activities each week and develop a portfolio consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points.
Note: To assist you with this assignment, I suggest that you begin to develop your portfolio at the beginning of the course and complete each activity/discussion point every week.

Portfolio Part C (1050 words) (35%). Complete the learning activities each week and develop a portfolio consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points.
Note: To assist you with this assignment, I suggest that you begin to develop your portfolio at the beginning of the course and complete each activity/discussion point every week.

Presentation (15 mins – 2000 word equivalent) (40%). In this assignment, you are required to prepare a
presentation with the aim of convincing an audience to incorporate one ‘emerging risk factor’ into the ‘Australian absolute cardiovascular disease risk calculator’ with a view to improving global risk assessment of cardiovascular disease.

Submission

Assessments, unless otherwise stated in your Study guide, are to be submitted electronically via Assignments in MyUni on the due date identified in this Study guide. Instructions for assignment submission are available for all students under Tutorials at

Turnitin is used to submit all assignments in this course. Turnitin is a plagiarism software tool that enables the student to identify any matching text before final submission.

An assessment submitted via MyUni must be submitted as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file. If submitting a PowerPoint presentation for marking, the .ppt or .pptx must be submitted as .pdf file. It is also important to submit your file under your name, such as surname.firstname. MyUni stamps all the other details against your filename once you submit your assessment.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Plagiarism
Students are reminded that plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty constitute a serious offence and can result in disciplinary procedures. Students are advised to read the policy Academic Honesty and Assessment Obligations for Coursework Students Policy & Coursework Students: Academic Dishonesty Procedures policy, available at
The following definitions should be noted.

Referencing: providing a full bibliographic reference to the source of the citation (in a style as determined by the School).
Quotation: placing an excerpt from an original source into a paper using either quotation marks or indentation, with the source cited, using an approved referencing system in order to give credit to the original author.
Paraphrasing: repeating a section of text using different words which retain the original meaning.Please note: changing just a few words does not constitute paraphrasing.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
Student Support
Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
Fraud Awareness

Students are reminded that in order to maintain the academic integrity of all programs and courses, the university has a zero-tolerance approach to students offering money or significant value goods or services to any staff member who is involved in their teaching or assessment. Students offering lecturers or tutors or professional staff anything more than a small token of appreciation is totally unacceptable, in any circumstances. Staff members are obliged to report all such incidents to their supervisor/manager, who will refer them for action under the university's student鈥檚 disciplinary procedures.

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