NURS3103
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course will enhance students' understanding of person-centred care, healthy ageing and the management of acute and chronic conditions experienced by older people. Factors that impact on health and the delivery of primary, secondary and tertiary health care for older people in Australia are discussed. An older person interprofessional framework, which promotes wellness across a range of contexts, will be introduced. The neuropathology of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, delirium and depression will also be addressed. Clinical scenarios will be used to explore innovative management related to nursing older people. In these scenarios relevant ethico-legal, socio-political, cultural, and spiritual issues are also covered
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 1 - 2024
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Discuss the concepts of person-centred care, healthy ageing and optimising the health of older people and their family/carers
2. Utilise an evidence-based assessment framework to collect information about the physical, socio-cultural, psychological, cultural and spiritual needs of older people
3. Discuss the importance of working with older people and their carers to develop a healthy ageing plan of care
4. Apply relevant health promotion strategies to older people and their family/carers related to normal ageing processes and chronic and complex health conditions (including self-management)
5. Identify strategies to maximise continuity of care and healthy ageing for older people when transitioning across care contexts
6. Recognise the predisposing and precipitating factors for and pathophysiology of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, delirium, depression
7. Utilise critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in the management of older people experiencing delirium, dementia, depression and acute illness superimposed on chronic conditions
8. Identify ethico-legal, cultural and spiritual issues related to end-of-life care/palliative care, across care contexts
Content
Person-centred care; clinical reasoning; reflective practice; chronic and complex health conditions experienced by older people such as dementia, delirium and depression; contemporary older person models of care, healthy ageing; care contexts across the continuum; carer and family health, cultural competence
Requisite
Students must have successfully completed NURS1101, NURS1103, NURS1201 & NURS1202 and be active in the B Nursing (11725) program to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
Successful completion of NURS2101, NURS2102, NURS2103, NURS2201, NURS2202, HUBS1416, HUBS1406
Assessment items
Quiz: Quiz
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Written Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Written Assignment
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 14 hour(s) per term
- These tutorials will be delivered 2 hours online, and 3 hours x 4 weeks face to face depending on stream structure
Semester 1 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 14 hour(s) per term
- These tutorials will be delivered 2 hours online, and 3 hours x 4 weeks face to face depending on stream structure
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 14 hour(s) per term
- These tutorials will be delivered 2 hours online, and 3 hours x 4 weeks face to face depending on stream structure
Course outline
- NURS3103 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 263.1 KB)
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.