NRS572 Optimising Health: Living well with Chronic and Complex Conditions (8)

This subject provides the opportunity for students to examine global, national and regional perspectives on achieving optimal health for those living with chronic and complex conditions (non-communicable diseases).

Students will extend their knowledge and capacity to actively engage with people living with chronic and complex conditions, families, carers and communities to maximise self-management. This will include an exploration of emerging and evidence-based models supporting development of health literacy, empowerment and enablement.

Students will examine systems issues impacting on advanced nursing practice including: challenges associated with condition-specific frameworks and services for people living with multiple physical and psychological conditions; enabling integrated care across services; working with First Nations peoples and other marginalised groups.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.

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

Enrolment Restrictions

Not available to students who have completed NRS420, NRS421, NRS422 or NRS423.

Subject Relationships

NRS423 Replaced by NRS572
NRS420 Replaced by NRS572
NRS422 Replaced by NRS572
NRS421 Replaced by NRS572

Incompatible Subjects

NRS420, NRS421, NRS422, NRS423

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to critically evaluate the delivery of services for people experiencing chronic and complex conditions (non-communicable diseases) against international, national and regional health policy, frameworks and initiatives;
  • be able to critically analyse the evidence-base for contemporary models for advanced nursing practice focused on the provision of services for people living with chronic and complex conditions;
  • be able to examine the role of the advanced practice nurse in the provision of collaborative and integrated health care across all sectors of health and community service delivery, for people living with chronic and complex conditions;
  • be able to critique the underpinning assumptions of contemporary models designed to support people living with chronic and complex conditions, against factors that impact on engagement and effectiveness in self-management; and
  • be able to examine individual, community, social and cultural factors impacting upon optimal health outcomes for First Nations peoples and other marginalised groups in the community.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Module 1: Global, national and regional perspectives focusing on chronic and complex conditions (non-communicable diseases);
  • Module 2: Contemporary models for advanced nursing practice;
  • Module 3: The role of the advanced practice nurse in the provision of health care; and
  • Module 4: Engaging individuals, communities and diverse service providers.

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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