NS4340 - Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
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. This subject is offered to the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery students in their final year of study and includes an 80 hour clinical nursing placement to ensure students have recent nursing practice prior to graduation.
Learning Outcomes
- 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;
- Appropriately assess the client with a chronic illness or disability Recognise the need for a seamless transition of care between settings.
| Prerequisites: | NS4004 (ALLOW CONCURRENT WITH NS4340) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NS3340 |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kristin Wicking |
| Lecturer: | Ms Karyn Bentley. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (60%); online discussion board/wiki participation (pass/fail) (%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder. |
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.