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<p>This unit prepares students to deliver safe, holistic, and person-centred care to older adults across diverse settings, including home care, residential aged care, and acute care environments. It explores the unique physical, psychological, and social dimensions of ageing and equips students to respond to the evolving health needs of older individuals.</p>
<p>Students will examine normal and abnormal ageing processes and develop strategies to assess, plan, and deliver evidence-based care that upholds dignity, autonomy, and quality of life. The unit emphasises family-centred and strengths-based approaches, recognising the vital role families play in supporting older adults. Key concepts include care planning, advocacy, and end-of-life care, ensuring students are prepared to meet current and future challenges in the care of older people.</p>
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<p>The following key standards have guided the content development of this unit:</p>
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<li>NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Registered nurse standards for practice, Midwife standards for practice, Code of conduct, and ICN Code of ethics for nurses)</li>
<li>NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards</li>
<li>National Safety and Quality Primary and Community</li>
<li>ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards</li>
<li>National Health Priority Areas</li>
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<p>Content may include:</p>
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<li>Introduction to ageing</li>
<li>Physiological changes in ageing</li>
<li>Psychological and cognitive changes in ageing</li>
<li>Medication considerations for the older person</li>
<li>Legal and ethical considerations</li>
<li>Palliative and End of life care</li>
<li>Advanced Care Planning</li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit prepares students to deliver safe, holistic, and person-centred care to older adults across diverse settings, including home care, residential aged care, and acute care environments. It explores the unique physical, psychological, and social dimensions of ageing and equips students to respond to the evolving health needs of older individuals.</p> <p>Students will examine normal and abnormal ageing processes and develop strategies to assess, plan, and deliver evidence-based care that upholds dignity, autonomy, and quality of life. The unit emphasises family-centred and strengths-based approaches, recognising the vital role families play in supporting older adults. Key concepts include care planning, advocacy, and end-of-life care, ensuring students are prepared to meet current and future challenges in the care of older people.</p>
Unit content
<p>The following key standards have guided the content development of this unit:</p> <ul> <li>NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Registered nurse standards for practice, Midwife standards for practice, Code of conduct, and ICN Code of ethics for nurses)</li> <li>NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards</li> <li>National Safety and Quality Primary and Community</li> <li>ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards</li> <li>National Health Priority Areas</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>Content may include:</p> <ul> <li>Introduction to ageing</li> <li>Physiological changes in ageing</li> <li>Psychological and cognitive changes in ageing</li> <li>Medication considerations for the older person</li> <li>Legal and ethical considerations</li> <li>Palliative and End of life care</li> <li>Advanced Care Planning</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Early Semester 2 Nursing</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Gippsland (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Mt Helen (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Wonthaggi (Blended)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nurbn2107">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN1101" target="_blank">NURBN1101</a> OR must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN1012" target="_blank">NURBN1012</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=HEALT1113" target="_blank">HEALT1113</a></p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
Learning Outcomes
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K1
<p>Describe the principles of comprehensive care for older people in nursing practice</p>
K2
<p>Explain how care is provided to older people across diverse healthcare settings.</p>
S1
<p>Identify normal and abnormal stages of ageing and explore family-centred care approaches</p>
A1
<p>Develop care planning strategies that addresses current and evolving needs of the older person including end-of-life planning </p>
Assessment
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Learning outcomes assessed
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<p>Collaboration presentation</p>
<p>Asynchronous Oral presentation</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2
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<p>Critical Thinking Case Study</p>
<p>Online Quiz</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
S1, A1
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<p>Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, K2, S1, A1
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<p>100% Attendance/attempt at assessments 1 and 2</p>
<p>100% Attendance/attempt at assessments 1 and 2</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, K2, S1, A1
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Early Semester 2 Nursing</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Gippsland (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Mt Helen (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Wonthaggi (Blended)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nurbn2107">View unit fees</a>
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