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NURS3012: Life-Limiting Conditions and Palliation
2024 unit information
This unit of study focuses on the meaning and management of life-limiting illness, palliation and end-of-life care. Recognising that palliative care is a concept of care that is relevant in many different healthcare contexts, students undertaking this unit will examine the use of a palliative approach together with end-of-life care, in the community and across a variety of healthcare settings. A lifespan approach with an emphasis on person-centred care and the importance of effective communication in managing life-limiting conditions will be used, and the notion of dignity as a core component of the nurse’s therapeutic relationship with patients and their families explored. The most common life-limiting conditions will be identified and evidence-based best practice guidelines for palliation and symptom management used both nationally and internationally will be examined. The role nurses play as members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team delivering person-centred care, and their relationships with patients, families as partners in care will also be addressed in this unit. Students will also explore the concepts of dying, death, loss, grief and bereavement from different cultural and social perspective.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Nursing and Midwifery
| Code | NURS3012 |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including NURS2011 or NURS3010 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of palliative care as an approach for the care of people with life-limiting illness and/or at the end of life.
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of the disease trajectories of common life-limiting illnesses.
- LO3. critically analyse evidence- based interventions relevant to the comprehensive care and management of people living with a life limiting illness. This includes people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- LO4. conduct a systematic health assessment of to identify common symptoms experienced by people with life-limiting conditions and/or at the end of life
- LO5. understand the issues associated with the terminal phase of an illness and analyse the clinical evidenced-based strategies commonly used during this time.
- LO6. demonstrate an understanding of death, grief and bereavement in different cultural and social contexts.
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