NS3340 - Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject will examine the complexity of chronic illness, disability, rehabilitation and palliative care. It will focus on the development of a holistic approach to nursing care to assist the novice nurse to provide safe and compassionate care to those who endure chronic illness and/or disability, and require rehabilitation or palliative care.

Learning Outcomes

• Appropriately assess the client with a chronic illness or disability;
• Discuss nursing strategies used in the management of individuals experiencing a range of chronic health problems and those with terminal illness;
• Apply rehabilitation principles to prevent complications; maintain and restore function for those individuals experiencing chronic health conditions and disabilities;
• Integrate knowledge of the psychopathological and pathophysiological changes occurring in individuals living with a range of chronic health conditions and/or terminal illness;
• Describe and apply supportive responses to individuals and families experiencing chronic health conditions and those living with terminal illness through the provision of increasingly complex therapeutic nursing management.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

(NS2213 OR NS2214) AND P2231

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Face to face teaching (2 days per week over 6 week block)
Coordinator:	Dr Kristin Wicking
Contact hours:	48 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coordinator:	Dr Kristin Wicking
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Face to face teaching (2 days per week over 6 week block)
Coordinator:	Dr Kristin Wicking
Contact hours:	48 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%).
Mount Isa, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Face to face teaching (2 days per week over 6 week block)
Coordinator:	Dr Kristin Wicking
Contact hours:	48 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.