Program Overview

Unit of Study NRS20004 - Formation Based Learning: Chronic Illness and Nursing Care

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 24
• AQF level: 7
• Level of learning: Intermediate
• Former School/College: Former School of Health and Human Sciences
• Pre-requisites:
  • PHA00315 - Introductory Pharmacology
  • NRS10734 - Formation Based Learning: Skills Platform for Nursing Practice
  • NRS20001 - Formation Based Learning: Primary Care
• Enrolment information: There is professional experience placement related to this unit. Students will be enrolled manually into PIE10004 PEP 4: Chronic Health Nursing for a 160 hour placement.

Unit Description

Explores nursing responses to changes in health status. This is the second in a series of four units. Through case-based learning students will build upon and apply knowledge and skills related to chronic illness and disability. Practice in nursing laboratory sessions and simulated rehearsal prepares students for professional experience placement.

Unit Content

• Introduction to chronic illness and disability
• Nursing care strategies in caring for individuals with a chronic illness
• Chronic cardiovascular and respiratory conditions
• Pharmaco-therapeutics and technologies in the care of chronic respiratory disease
• Chronic renal and gastrointestinal conditions
• Pharmaco-therapeutics and technologies in the care and management of chronic renal, urinary and gastrointestinal disorders
• Principles of intravenous medication administration
• Chronic central nervous system conditions
• Chronic skin conditions
• Pharmaco-therapeutics and technologies in the management of chronic nervous system conditions
• Chronic wound assessment and management
• Pharmaco-therapeutics and other products used in the care of skin and wounds
• Pain theory
• Pharmacological concepts in pain management
• Introduction to palliative care
• Pharmaco-therapeutics and technologies in palliative care
• Grief, mourning and loss

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2017

Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.

On Completion of This Unit, Students Should Be Able To:

1. Describe the influence of social determinants and cultural factors on health and chronic illness
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
   • GA7: Cultural competence
2. Describe and discuss the models of care and principles of nursing practice as applied to caring for a person with chronic illness
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
   • GA7: Cultural competence
3. Describe and discuss the pathophysiology and pharmacological management of common chronic illness conditions
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
4. Demonstrate integration of knowledge, medication management, and nursing skills relevant to chronic illness and appropriate to scope of practice
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
5. Conduct a comprehensive health history, including assessment of environmental, social and family history factors for individuals with chronic illness and/or disability
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
6. Demonstrate and use the principles of evidence based nursing to devise strategies to promote independence, wellbeing and quality of life for individuals with chronic illness
   • GA1: Intellectual rigour
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline

Graduate Attributes

• GA1: Intellectual rigour - A commitment to excellence in all scholarly and intellectual activities, including critical judgement.
• GA2: Creativity - An ability to develop creative and effective responses to intellectual, professional and social challenges.
• GA3: Ethical practice - A commitment to sustainability and high ethical standards in social and professional practices.
• GA4: Knowledge of a discipline - Command of a discipline to enable a smooth transition and contribution to professional and community settings.
• GA5: Lifelong learning - The ability to be responsive to change, to be inquiring and reflective in practice, through information literacy and autonomous, self-managed learning.
• GA6: Communication and social skills - The ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals, and within teams, in professional and community settings.
• GA7: Cultural competence - An ability to engage with diverse cultural and Indigenous perspectives in both global and local settings.