BREAST CARE NURSING: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE
NSG4BCF
Not currently offered
Credit points: 20
Subject outline
In this subject students will explore nursing practice as it is related to the treatment and management of breast cancer along the genesis to death continuum. Complex issues related to sexuality, loss and grief and the provision of psychosocial support when nursing women with breast cancer will be critically examined. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of a range of communication skills when caring for a woman with breast cancer and her family and carers.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 20
Subject Co-ordinator: Liz Pascoe
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: NSG4BCD
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | ABC of breast diseases | Prescribed | Dixon, JM 2009 | 3RD EDN, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, LONDON |