NUR4111 Translation of nursing knowledge for primary care practice

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Demonstrate research literacy skills in searching, critiquing and applying evidence;

2. 2

   Develop, conduct and evaluate an effective evidence-based peer teaching session;

3. 3

   Analyse health literacy as it applies to self-management for people with chronic illness/es

4. 4

   Identify the legal and ethical issues that arise from changes to cognition, chronic and life limiting illness and the impact on chronic illness management

5. 5

   Incorporate knowledge of the social determinants of health and public policy to support people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally and linguistically diverse population groups, to engage with health services;

6. 6

   Evaluate the impact of ageing in the context of health and illness for older people in the community;

7. 7

   Differentiate the roles of nurses working in interprofessional teams who care for people with chronic and/or life limiting illness in different healthcare environments;

8. 8

   Utilise the health promotion, supportive and palliative approaches to care for people with chronic and life limiting illness in a range of healthcare settings.

9. 9

   Apply the Evidence Base Practice Framework to nursing practice focusing on chronic illness management and ageing in primary healthcare practice