NUR3008 Safety and quality in ageing and chronic conditions
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR3008 Safety and quality in ageing and chronic conditions is a level 3, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR3008
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR3008
No unit lists NUR3008 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M2006 or M3007
Overview
This unit focuses on the essential requirements you will need to understand patient safety, quality care and risk management. There is a focus on the care of the older person and those with chronic conditions, including for priority populations.
You will explore collaboration with the interprofessional team to enable safe and quality care of the older person and those with chronic conditions. You will examine the nursing and midwifery role in healthcare access, equity and service navigation for those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, priority populations and those with chronic conditions.
Strength-based and socially inclusive approaches for safe and quality nursing and midwifery practice and skills are emphasised.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Concept mapArtefact25%
- Case study analysisWritten40%
- ReportWrittenCompetency hurdle35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Articulate risk-management principles to promote a culture of safety in the provision of care.
- 2
Examine principles of governance, safety and quality in health.
- 3
Discuss safety, quality and risk in older people and those living with chronic conditions.
- 4
Explore the impact of cognitive impairment on individuals, families and carers.
- 5
Examine psycho-social factors affecting older people and those living with chronic conditions.
- 6
Analyse the nursing role in healthcare access, equity and service navigation for those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, priority populations and those living with chronic conditions.
- 7
Evaluate how the interprofessional teams collaborate to provide safe, quality care.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials17 hours
24 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials, interprofessional learning, online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Caroline Henderson
- Unit Coordinators
- Edward Zimbudzi
- Ms Caroline Henderson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR3008?
NUR3008 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR3008 offered?
In 2025, NUR3008 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula.
Does NUR3008 have an exam?
No. NUR3008 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.