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Unit of Study NURS5009 - The Health Narrative Across the Lifespan (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Applies developmental theories and concepts of change to nursing care across the lifespan.  Transitions and adaptations are explored alongside associated cultural, psycho-social and well-being factors.  The meaning of narratives and the health consumers narrative as linked to historical, cultural, spiritual, social, structural and individual constructs are analysed in how they influence health, illness and disease. 

Unit content

  1. Introduction to narratives, developmental theories and concepts of change
  2. Child and family health
  3. Adolescent health
  4. The middle years
  5. The older adult
  6. Mental health and Intellectual disability across the lifespan

 

 

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Coffs Harbour
Summer Term
Summer Term
Gold Coast
Summer Term
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Lismore
Summer Term
Term2
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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:

critically analyse the construction and diverse meanings of health, wellness, illness and disease for the health consumers narrative in local and global settings

demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of cognitive and developmental milestones which affect children from the neonatal period to adolescence, and the associated clinical manifestations

demonstrate cultural responsivity and respect for the identity and dignity of all persons, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

apply concepts of adaptation and change throughout the lifespan to provide person-centred nursing care

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