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Unit of Study NURS2015 - Partnering with Older People in Healthcare (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    This unit is delivered in intensive mode across three weeks.

Unit description

Develops students’ knowledge about the complex and multidimensional perspectives of ageing across the lifespan. Inherent changes to cognition, physical bodies and psychosocial spheres are studied. Common acute and chronic conditions associated with ageing are introduced. The challenges involved in navigating the health care continuum, the importance of integrated care, health education and health promotion are explored. A person-centric approach where healthcare systems establish and support partnerships among practitioners, older people, and their families is examined.

Unit content

  1. Ageing process, the diversity of the ageing experience, challenges for achieving healthy ageing, and healthy ageing models
  2. Common age-related health conditions, interruption to wellbeing and the impact of comorbidity on healthy ageing
  3. Approaches to support changes in cognitive processes
  4. Acute exacerbations of chronic conditions and older people
  5. Cultural safety, spirituality, faith, sexuality and sexual expression
  6. Meeting the needs of older people, their families and health care services: challenges and strategies

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term2
Term2
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2
Lismore
Term2
Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify the diversities and challenges of healthy aging, common age-related health conditions and wellbeing

apply analytical, clinical and reflective skills in planning, prioritising, implementing and evaluating nursing practices across a range of diverse ageing circumstances and Australian aged care settings

work collaboratively to articulate cultural responsivity and respect for the identity and dignity of all older persons, inclusive of variations within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

compare healthcare systems, processes, models and philosophies of care that shape the experience of people and their significant others across the ageing continuum

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