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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Palliative Care Nursing Practice

  • Unit Code

    NSP5112

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

The focus of this unit is on the skills, knowledge and nursing practice required in the care of patients in the palliative care phase of an illness. Emphasis will be on the principles of holistic care, symptom managementandapproaches to enhancing patients quality of life.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

online

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the management of emergencies that occur in palliative care practice.
  2. Critically analyse the role of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of palliative care practice.
  3. Critically appraise current and emerging trends in the delivery and access of sustainable palliative care practice within different settings and culturally diverse populations.
  4. Critically appraise nursing accountability when administering and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens with individuals who require palliative care.
  5. Develop strategies from research that advance palliative care nursing.
  6. Evaluate the ethical and legal implications of therapeutic approaches to caring for individuals who require palliative care.

Unit Content

  1. Aims and principles of symptom management, including palliative care emergencies.
  2. Evaluating palliative care practice.
  3. Inter-professional team management approachesin palliative care.
  4. Philosophy and principles of palliative care within a culturally diverse population.
  5. Role of palliative care nursing research in developing therapeutic interventions.
  6. Therapeutic approaches to palliative care practice.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Learning and mentorship by clinical tutors occurs via online mode.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyAn application of the philosophy and principles of palliative care. 40%
EssayA review of the scope of palliative care practice and key aspects of inter-professional team management. 60%

Text References

  • ^ Hanks, G., Cherny, N. I., Christakis, N. A., Fallon, M., Kaasa, S., & Portenoy, R. K. (Eds.). (2011). Oxford textbook of palliative medicine (4th ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford Medical Publications.
  • Taylor, K., & Guerin, P. (2010). Cultural safety in practice. Victoria, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Purdie, N., Dudgeon, P., & Walker, R. (Eds.). (2010). Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
  • Aranda, S., & O'Connor, M. (Eds.). (2012). Palliative care nursing: A guide to practice (3rd ed.). Victoria, Australia: Ausmed Publications.

Journal References

  • Seminars in Oncology Nursing
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Oncology Nursing Forum
  • Journal of Palliative Care
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Nursing
  • European Journal of Cancer Care
  • International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Palliative Care Nursing Practice

  • Unit Code

    NSP5112

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

The focus of this unit is on the skills, knowledge and nursing practice required in the care of patients in the palliative care phase of an illness. Emphasis will be on the principles of holistic care, symptom managementandapproaches to enhancing patients quality of life.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

online

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the management of emergencies that occur in palliative care practice.
  2. Critically analyse the role of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of palliative care practice.
  3. Critically appraise current and emerging trends in the delivery and access of sustainable palliative care practice within different settings and culturally diverse populations.
  4. Critically appraise nursing accountability when administering and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens with individuals who require palliative care.
  5. Develop strategies from research that advance palliative care nursing.
  6. Evaluate the ethical and legal implications of therapeutic approaches to caring for individuals who require palliative care.

Unit Content

  1. Aims and principles of symptom management, including palliative care emergencies.
  2. Evaluating palliative care practice.
  3. Inter-professional team management approachesin palliative care.
  4. Philosophy and principles of palliative care within a culturally diverse population.
  5. Role of palliative care nursing research in developing therapeutic interventions.
  6. Therapeutic approaches to palliative care practice.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Learning and mentorship by clinical tutors occurs via online mode.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyAn application of the philosophy and principles of palliative care. 40%
EssayA review of the scope of palliative care practice and key aspects of inter-professional team management. 60%

Text References

  • ^ Hanks, G., Cherny, N. I., Christakis, N. A., Fallon, M., Kaasa, S., & Portenoy, R. K. (Eds.). (2011). Oxford textbook of palliative medicine (4th ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford Medical Publications.
  • Taylor, K., & Guerin, P. (2010). Cultural safety in practice. Victoria, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Purdie, N., Dudgeon, P., & Walker, R. (Eds.). (2010). Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
  • Aranda, S., & O'Connor, M. (Eds.). (2012). Palliative care nursing: A guide to practice (3rd ed.). Victoria, Australia: Ausmed Publications.

Journal References

  • Seminars in Oncology Nursing
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Oncology Nursing Forum
  • Journal of Palliative Care
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Nursing
  • European Journal of Cancer Care
  • International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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