NURS11169 - Health Across Life Stages

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will study the stages and milestones of the lifespan and consider the implications of life stages on health and end of life experiences. The uniqueness of people’s experiences as they reach milestones will be considered in developing person-centred care. You will have the opportunity to reflect on end of life experiences and the impact this may have on the person, their significant others and yourself as a health professional.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

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Brisbane
Online
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 15%
2. Reflective Practice Assignment 50%
3. Case Study 35%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 69.79% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.05% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
Lecture slides don't contain a lot of written information.
Recommendation
Only mini-lectures are offered in this unit. Presentation slides have been prepared to ensure an adequate balance of content to cater to visual and auditory learners.
Action Taken
Weekly pre-recorded mini-lectures provided an introduction to the weekly content. Lecture notes were also made available for students to access.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
There was a large volume of reading to complete each week.
Recommendation
Unit content will be revised prior to the commencement of each term to ensure currency and relevance. Where possible, a range of resources will be incorporated to achieve a balance between readings and other mediums.
Action Taken
Unit content was revised prior to the commencement of term. The volume of required reading was reduced. Each week offered a range of learning activities incorporating video, interactive activities and other mediums to provide balance.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
The learning activities and tutorials closely align with assessments.
Recommendation
Continue to develop learning activities that scaffold unit concepts and assist students to prepare for assessements.
Action Taken
Weekly learning activities and tutorial activities were focused on scaffolding unit concepts and preparing students to undertake unit assessments.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
I think the unit coordinators were fantastic in their communication style, very approachable and happy to teach.
Recommendation
Continue to maintain a strong focus on student engagement and retention.
Action Taken
A range of communication modes was utilised this term to engage and communicate with students, including Microsoft Teams, emails, telephone, face-to-face and online sessions. A number of online sessions was offered in the evening to cater to students.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Microsoft Teams was an added bonus. Unit Coordinators made weekly announcements/contact to keep us on track and let everyone know what was on that week (e.g. assessment, tutorials & PASS sessions). I never felt 'lost' with the weekly content.
Recommendation
Continue to utilise Microsoft Teams to communicate with students, facilitate discussion, answer questions and provide timely updates.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Staff feedback
Feedback
Online weekly Zoom sessions were not recorded. Students who attended the online sessions felt more comfortable and were willing to engage. Students who were unable to attend the online sessions were concerned that they missed out on important information.
Recommendation
Consider alternate strategies to facilitate learning for students who are unable to attend online sessions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
I loved that there was a zoom session offered in the evening so that many of us with daytime commitments were able to attend.
Recommendation
Continue to offer online sessions at varied times to cater to student needs.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the stages and milestones of the lifespan
  2. Identify broad health challenges that may be associated with people at a particular life stage and consider individual differences to be able to ensure person-centred care
  3. Discuss individual circumstances that could impact on health outcomes and the provision of care to individuals such as those who may be homeless, identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer or Questioning (LGBTIQQ), those impacted by domestic and/or family violence, alcohol and/or other drug use, or disability, those from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background, religion, refugees or other displaced persons
  4. Describe the impact of life stage on end of life experiences on a person, their significant others and yourself as a health professional.

Content in this unit incorporates a number of professional nursing requirements

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice

Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice

Maintains the capability for practice

Develops a plan for nursing practice

Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice

Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Nursing Code of Conduct

Legal compliance

Person-centred practice

Cultural practice and respectful relationships

Professional behaviour

Research in health

Health and wellbeing

International Council of Nursing Code of Ethics for Nursing

Nurses and People

Nurses and Practice

Nurses and the Profession

Nurses and co-workers

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

Partnering with consumers

Comprehensive care

Communicating for safety

Patient Safety Competency Framework

Person-centred care

Therapeutic communication

Cultural competence

Teamwork and collaborative practice

Clinical reasoning

Evidence-based practice

Preventing, minimising and responding to adverse events

Infection prevention and control

Medication safety

Aged Care Quality Standards

Consumer dignity and choice

Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers

Personal care and clinical care

Services and supports for daily living

Organisation’s service environment

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment • • • •
3 - Case Study • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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