Key facts
UNE unit code: HSNS570
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Unit information
As Australia’s population ages and health care needs become more complex, your ability to understand the many factors that impact care delivery for older people is important in your role as a nurse.
Through case-based scenarios, you will explore the registered nurses’ roles and responsibilities in healthcare settings for the elderly. This unit will consolidate your knowledge and understanding of better health outcomes framed by legal, ethical, and policy influences that impact care for older people.
Reflecting on the role of the registered nurse within residential and community aged care in Australia, you will draw on psychosocial perspectives of ageing, theoretical frameworks and evidence-based practice. A regional, national and global lens will be applied to understand how aged care nursing practice is continually evolving.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- examine and apply the Aged Care Quality Standards to nursing practice ensuring ongoing assessment and planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care of an older person;
- examine and interpret the psychosocial perspectives of aging and critically evaluate personal, clinical and healthcare services for older persons, regionally nationally and globally;
- critically explore and apply the principles of healthy and positive ageing in person-centred nursing practice for older adults;
- critically evaluate the role of the registered nurse in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for an older person in a range of healthcare settings and critique the quality use of medicines in the care for the older person; and
- critically evaluate the ways nurses and the profession contribute to health outcomes associated with the rights, challenges and concerns of older people including consumer dignity and choice.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Oral Presentation No. Words: 1500 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Written Assessment No. Words: 2500 |
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