NUR5009 Advanced palliative and end of life care in nursing contexts
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5009 Advanced palliative and end of life care in nursing contexts is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5009
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR5009
No unit lists NUR5009 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M6006 or M6031
Overview
This unit introduces you to advanced, evidence-based, clinically relevant palliative care practices to support patients; families and carers to facilitate quality and dignity at the end of life. This unit prepares you to work collaboratively with interprofessional teams across specialist and other care settings.
You will develop a deeper understanding of local, national and international palliative and end of life care contexts; models of care; end of life communication; cultural and religious considerations; loss, grief and bereavement; medico-legal, and ethical issues; and care of professional carers.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Flexible |
Assessment
- Part 1- Poster presentation & Part 2- Oral assessmentArtefact60%
- Personal reflection (2,000 words)Written40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine common issues associated with delivery of holistic palliative and end of life care in a variety of health care contexts
- 2
Demonstrate empathetic communication skills in end of life care contexts
- 3
Plan management for deteriorating patients and/or when patients are not responding well to interventional care in consideration of family and proxy decision makers
- 4
Identify when patients are approaching the end of life and select appropriate models of care
- 5
Discuss and facilitate advance care planning in practice
- 6
Identify strategies for building your own capability to manage and support end of life care in your area of practice
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials36 hours
24 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self directed study, including tutorials and online activities.
Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Katrina Recoche
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Katrina Recoche
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5009?
NUR5009 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5009 offered?
In 2026, NUR5009 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
Does NUR5009 have an exam?
No. NUR5009 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.