312180 (v.1) Introduction to Dementia Care 511
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
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| 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. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Workshop: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Inter-professional collaborative approaches to enhance dementia care; disease progression and symptoms in dementia; assessments relevant to dementia care; symptom management in a planned approach to dementia care; supporting family carers throughout the dementia trajectory; the influence of cultural or Indigenous contexts and individual perspectives on the experience of dementia; accessing and applying best practice empowerment, advocacy, support, communication, and care strategies for people who have dementia; philosophical approaches and ethical principles that can inform this area of practice. |
| 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. |
| Field of Education: | 090507 Care for the Aged |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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