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Offerings

MANDURAH-S2-ONLINEFLEX-2026-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-ONLINEFLEX-2026-ONGOING

Requisites

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in the Bachelor of Nursing B1417

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Learning outcomes

1.

Discuss the biological, psychosocial, cognitive, and spiritual aspects of ageing.

2.

Apply current literature and research to provide evidence-based chronic disease management to optimise health outcomes in the older adult.

3.

Explore strategies for promoting optimal independence and wellbeing for the older adult using a Strengths Based Nursing Framework

4.

Integrate relevant legal, ethical, quality and safety frameworks into the nursing care of older adults, including the quality use of medicines

5.

Understand the role of the Registered Nurse in gerontological settings, including the role of technology to improve health outcomes and promote independence

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Unit content:

Topic One: Exploration of the biological, psychosocial, cognitive, and spiritual aspects of ageing.
• Theories of ageing
 Biological theories of ageing
 Psychosocial theories of ageing
 Compression of morbidity theory


Topic Two and Three: Chronic disease management to optimise health outcomes of the older adult.
• Principles of chronic illness and chronic disease management.
• Impact of chronic illness on the individual and the wider community
• Empowering the older adult to manage chronic illness effectively.


Topic Four: Quality use of medicines.
• Practice standards and decision making
• Encouraging independence with medication management
• Polypharmacy
• Deprescribing


Topic Five and Six: Optimising independence in the older adult.
• Preventing falls and injury from falls
• Sensory limitations (vision & hearing)
• Keeping people strong (movement, exercise, nutrition)
• Pain assessment and management - Biopsychosocial model of pain – for holistic nursing care
• Re-enablement and rehabilitation

Topic Seven: Living in a technological world.
• Health literacy
• Assistive technologies
• Ethical considerations with respect to digitalisation – dignity of risk