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Unit description
Applies developmental theories and concepts of change to nursing care across the lifespan. Transitions and adaptations are explored alongside associated cultural, psycho-social and well-being factors. The meaning of narratives and the health consumers narrative as linked to historical, cultural, spiritual, social, structural and individual constructs are analysed in how they influence health, illness and disease.
Unit content
- Introduction to narratives, developmental theories and concepts of change
- Child and family health
- Adolescent health
- The middle years
- The older adult
- Mental health and Intellectual disability across the lifespan
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | critically analyse the construction and diverse meanings of health, wellness, illness and disease for the health consumers narrative in local and global settings |
| 2 | demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of cognitive and developmental milestones which affect children from the neonatal period to adolescence, and the associated clinical manifestations |
| 3 | demonstrate cultural responsivity and respect for the identity and dignity of all persons, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people |
| 4 | apply concepts of adaptation and change throughout the lifespan to provide person-centred nursing care |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- critically analyse the construction and diverse meanings of health, wellness, illness and disease for the health consumers narrative in local and global settings
- demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of cognitive and developmental milestones which affect children from the neonatal period to adolescence, and the associated clinical manifestations
- demonstrate cultural responsivity and respect for the identity and dignity of all persons, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- apply concepts of adaptation and change throughout the lifespan to provide person-centred nursing care
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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