NURS4005 (v.1) Health and Wellbeing in Older People
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
313292 (v.1)
Health and Wellbeing in Older People 467
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
313042 (v.1)
Applied Bioscience 366
or any previous version
OR 313043 (v.2) Behavioural Health Science for Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine 366 or any previous version OR 313044 (v.1) Inquiry for Nursing Practice 366 or any previous version OR 313045 (v.2) Nursing Practice 366 or any previous version OR GMED3001 (v.1) Applied Bioscience for Critical Care or any previous version OR MENT3000 (v.1) Behavioural Perspectives of Mental Wellbeing or any previous version OR NURS3002 (v.1) Inquiry for Complex Care or any previous version OR CRIT3001 (v.1) Complex Nursing Practice 2 or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Global/national context of ageing and associated implications for health; changes associated with ageing; perspectives of ageing, including ageism and stigma; cultural diversity in ageing; communication challenges associated with ageing; health challenges; inter-professional care; holistic nursing assessment and best practice interventions relevant to wellbeing (physical, mental, and psychosocial) also including reference to cognitive status; care continuum, including community, institutional and transition care; philosophy of nursing care including palliative, person and family centred approaches; ethical and legal concerns related to ageing. |
| Field of Education: | 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Singapore Campus | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Singapore Campus | Trimester 2A | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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