2919 (v.5) Palliative Care 467
| 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. |
| Online Class: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
313042 (v.1)
Applied Bioscience 366
or any previous version
OR 313043 (v.1) Behavioural Health Science for Nursing and Midwifery 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 |
| 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: | This unit will focus on socio-cultural perspective of death and dying in Australia; social-cultural, psychological and spiritual dimensions of palliative care across diverse groups; nursing/allied health assessment and support of the palliative patient and their family; principles of a palliative approach to care; evidence informed management for common end-of-life symptoms; the inter-professional team approach to palliative care; ethical issues surrounding end-of-life care; use of complimentary and alternative therapies; personal responses to end-of-life conditions, grief and bereavement. |
| Field of Education: | 060311 Aged Care Nursing |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2014 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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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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