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Discuss the biological, psychosocial, cognitive, and spiritual aspects of ageing.
Apply current literature and research to provide evidence-based chronic disease management to optimise health outcomes in the older adult.
Explore strategies for promoting optimal independence and wellbeing for the older adult using a Strengths Based Nursing Framework
Integrate relevant legal, ethical, quality and safety frameworks into the nursing care of older adults, including the quality use of medicines
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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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