NUR5010 Healthcare across the lifespan
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5010 Healthcare across the lifespan is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2024. It needs NUR5002 and NUR5033 and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 32 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5010
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After NUR5010
1 unit list NUR5010 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M6016
Overview
This unit introduces you to nursing across the lifespan in a variety of healthcare settings. Founded in person and family centred care and evidence-based practice principles, the milestones and transitional periods across people's lives are explored. Socio-political and psychosocial factors that influence well-being and access to, and provision of healthcare are considered. Nursing roles and different models of care in terms of the changing needs of people across the lifespan, including those living with disability, chronic conditions, dementia and people requiring end of life care are examined.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for NUR5010.
Assessment
- Critical essay (2,000 words)40%
- Group poster: Part A - 2,000 words (40%) and Part B - 1,000 words (20%)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine the key principles and approaches to persons and family centred care.
- 2
Identify key developmental milestones and life stages for the delivery of person and family centred nursing care.
- 3
Critique the role of the nurse in caring for people across the lifespan, in different healthcare contexts.
- 4
Explore the socio-political and psychosocial factors that impact on people across the lifespan living with illness, chronic conditions, disability, cognitive decline, and dementia.
- 5
Analyse approaches to effectively communicate with patients, their families and the healthcare team.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials32 hours
4 hours of tutorials per week (total 32 hours).
8 hours per week of self-directed/online study per week (total 112 hours).
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Dawn Whittall
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Malcolm Elliott
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5010?
You need NUR5002 and NUR5033 before you enrol; and NUR5007 and NUR5006 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after NUR5010?
NUR5010 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including NUR5006.
When is NUR5010 offered?
NUR5010 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is NUR5010?
The handbook expects about 32 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUR5010 have an exam?
No. NUR5010 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.