NRS555 Palliative Care in Advanced Nursing Practice (8)

Students will examine the principles, policy and standards of palliative care and the care needs of people who have a life-limiting condition, their families and carers, across the lifespan. Evidence-informed frameworks for the provision of person-centred care, to alleviate physical and emotional pain and symptoms throughout a life-challenging illness or condition, will be analysed. Students will strengthen their knowledge of collaborative and culturally sensitive palliative care for First Nations peoples and people from other culturally diverse groups. Sensitive and complex communication strategies underpinning nursing practice will be further developed in this subject. Ethical and legal issues involving quality end-of-life care, and the societal expectations of end-of-life care, will be critically examined. 

Availability

Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS555. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Assumed Knowledge

Registered nurse knowledge and experience. Competence in the fundamentals of research, academic reading and writing skills, ability to access and evaluate information from a variety of sources, skills in critical analysis, critical judgement, synthesis and evaluation.

Incompatible Subjects

NRS534, NRS543

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to critique models of care for the provision of palliative care to people across the lifespan;
  • be able to critically appraise the principles, policy and standards of palliative care and current ethical and legal debates, societal values and expectations of health care;
  • be able to provide culturally respectful palliative care for First Nations peoples and people from other culturally diverse groups;
  • be able to evaluate the psychosocial factors that influence the delivery of palliative care in a range of settings;
  • be able to critically reflect on communication skills that support decision making and the empowerment of individuals and their carers; and
  • be able to lead and work within interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Principles, policy and standards of palliative care;
  • Models of care;
  • Core treatment modalities;
  • Psychosocial factors affecting care;
  • Empowering individuals and carers to make decisions regarding treatment and care;
  • Developing improved communication in end of life care with individuals, carers and interdisciplinary teams;
  • Palliative and end of life care for First Nations Peoples and other culturally diverse groups; and
  • Ethical and legal considerations in palliative and end of life care.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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