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Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology
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English
12 h
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- 3 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on June 28, 2020
- Ends on July 30, 2020
Course details
Syllabus
The variety of roles undertaken by nurses
The context of nursing, caring for children, adults, older people, individuals with mental health and cognitive support needs
Bioscience applied to nursing looking at basic physiological measurement
Psychology related to nursing including the impact of psychology on physiology
Sociology related to nursing care and society.
Prerequisite
This course is for individuals interested in, or considering a career in nursing.
Instructors
David Graham :I am a lecturer in Adult Nursing with clinical experience in intensive care nursing. I am the admissions tutor for Nursing and Midwifery at the University of York
Ted Hewitt I trained as a general nurse before training to be a children's nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. I worked in children's heart surgical units in London before becoming a lecturer at York.
Laura Scott I'm a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing with interests in professional values, the nurse-patient relationship and older people's mental health care.
Paul Evans Hi I am a Senior Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing and the section of the course you will see me in is around the issues of public health and social determinants of health in week 3.
Editor
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