HNN773 - Healthcare Management of Vulnerable Populations
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jacqui McGregor |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in A590, H522, H568, H569, H575, H645, H665, H666, H667, H668, H669, H672, H675, H771, H777 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 5 x 1 hour online seminars (recordings provided) |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
This unit will prepare nurses to provide equitable, accessible, and culturally safe health services to groups who face higher risks of poor health outcomes due to social, economic, environmental, or systemic factors. This unit will explore how factors like poverty, chronic disease, displacement, disability, cultural marginalisation, gender and exposure to violence influence access to care. This unit focuses on specific clinical assessment strategies and nursing interventions to address health issues for vulnerable populations including physical, psychological, social, and cultural needs. The role of nurses in reducing obstacles to care and in building capacity in individuals and communities to support participation in decisions about their care will be explored. The unit will explore approaches to manage personal and professional wellbeing of nurses when providing compassionate and culturally competent care to vulnerable populations.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse social, cultural, political, and economic factors that contribute to vulnerability and health inequities in vulnerable populations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate evidence-based nursing strategies for improving access, quality, and safety of healthcare for vulnerable populations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Design and justify culturally safe and ethically sound nursing interventions that address health needs of vulnerable populations, considering systemic barriers and community engagement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate effective management of personal and professional wellbeing when providing compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally competent care to vulnerable populations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Written case study analysis | 2000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Mixed media submission - Report and recorded presentation | Report and recorded presentation 3000 words | 60% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HNN773 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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