NS3350 - Health and Illness in the Older Adult
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
The primary focus of the subject is to develop the student's awareness and knowledge of ageing, the health concerns of the older adult and their special nursing needs. It will examine key issues concerning health and illness and essential elements of planning care so that students can support the client and their significant others in the provision of safe, effective and sensitive care.
Learning Outcomes
- describe ageing from a biological, sociological and psychological perspective;
- identify care needs specific to the older adult in a range of health care settings;
- recognise and respond to major health concerns associated with ageing; and;
- apply effective nursing strategies;
- explain health promotion and primary health considerations in relation to healthy ageing.
| Prerequisites: | NS2022 and (NS2214 OR NS2218) and NS2112 and NS2015 and PP2131 and PP2231 |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Adele Baldwin. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder. |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Adele Baldwin. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Adele Baldwin. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder. |
| Mackay, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Adele Baldwin. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder. |
| Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Adele Baldwin. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder. |
| Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Adele Baldwin. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder. |
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