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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Healthy Ageing and Chronic Conditions
  • Unit Code

    NUR2402
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Sheridan Tracy READ

Description

This unit will enable students to develop their knowledge of normal ageing and the health challenges commonly experienced in an ageing population. An emphasis on promoting health and wellness even in the presence of chronic illness will be prominent in this unit. Global ageing, chronic conditions, legal and ethical care and a palliative approach will be considered.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from NSC2103 or NUM2306 and NPU2303 or NPP2101

Only students studying courses C33, Y61 or Y76 can enrol in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NCS2201

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the issue of ageing and the impact to nursing in the global, national and local contexts.
  2. Explain the complexities of providing multicultural care within a nursing context to older adults.
  3. Justify a position on legal, ethical and cultural issues relating to nursing care of older adults.
  4. Explain the wellness and quality of life approach to ageing, chronic illness, palliative and end of life care.
  5. Describe the management of patients with chronic illness including the importance of an inter-professional approach to care.

Unit Content

  1. Global ageing / Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds (CaLD).
  2. Promoting health in ageing and illness.
  3. Living with chronic illness, inter-professional approach to care.
  4. Dementia, delirium.
  5. Physical and mental well-being.
  6. Legal, ethical and cultural issues relating to care of older adults (elder) abuse, advanced care planning, power of attorney.
  7. Palliative care (including CaLD).
  8. End of life – living well until the end (including CaLD).

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), tutorials (18 hours), online discussion board.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
Case StudyClient presentation40%
TestOpen book time limited test40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
Case StudyClient presentation40%
TestOpen book time limited test40%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Healthy Ageing and Chronic Conditions
  • Unit Code

    NUR2402
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Sheridan Tracy READ

Description

This unit will enable students to develop their knowledge of normal ageing and the health challenges commonly experienced in an ageing population. An emphasis on promoting health and wellness even in the presence of chronic illness will be prominent in this unit. Global ageing, chronic conditions, legal and ethical care and a palliative approach will be considered.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from NSC2103 or NUM2306 and NPU2303 or NPP2101

Only students studying courses C33, Y61 or Y76 can enrol in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NCS2201

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the issue of ageing and the impact to nursing in the global, national and local contexts.
  2. Explain the complexities of providing multicultural care within a nursing context to older adults.
  3. Justify a position on legal, ethical and cultural issues relating to nursing care of older adults.
  4. Explain the wellness and quality of life approach to ageing, chronic illness, palliative and end of life care.
  5. Describe the management of patients with chronic illness including the importance of an inter-professional approach to care.

Unit Content

  1. Global ageing / Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds (CaLD).
  2. Promoting health in ageing and illness.
  3. Living with chronic illness, inter-professional approach to care.
  4. Dementia, delirium.
  5. Physical and mental well-being.
  6. Legal, ethical and cultural issues relating to care of older adults (elder) abuse, advanced care planning, power of attorney.
  7. Palliative care (including CaLD).
  8. End of life – living well until the end (including CaLD).

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), tutorials (18 hours), online discussion board.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
Case StudyClient presentation40%
TestOpen book time limited test40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
Case StudyClient presentation40%
TestOpen book time limited test40%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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