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Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing 2 (NURS90090)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-nursing-practice-cancer-and-palliative-care/
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject is designed to build on the knowledge and skills learnt in Cancer & Palliative Care Nursing 1to consolidate and extend the integration of theoretical aspects of specialty nursing for the beginning specialty Cancer & Palliative Care nurse.
It expands the student's knowledge with regard to the high prevalence and high risk conditions encountered in cancer and palliative care practice settings, the complexity of disease processes, treatments (including pharmacology), symptoms and symptom management, and subsequent nursing assessments, interventions and supporting technical skills. Students also learn how to anticipate, identify and manage oncology and palliative care emergencies. There is a continued emphasis on scientific principles and research evidence underpinning practice and further developing skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, rational inquiry and self-directed learning to work with people affected by cancer to find quality solutions in specialty practice
Intended learning outcomes
Students should be expected to be able to demonstrate their beginning specialty nursing practice through:
- Discussion of the theoretical content covered within the subject to develop knowledge of cancer control issues for high prevalence and high risk conditions
- Integration of knowledge learnt in the subject to be able to identify incidence and plan a response to, patients experiencing cancer and / or palliative care emergencies;
- Demonstrate by applying scientific knowledge, an understanding of the skills and techniques that characterise advanced specialist nursing as described in the subject content to provide a foundation for participating in the delivery of specialist Cancer and Palliative Care nursing;
- Demonstrate capacity to use skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, rational inquiry and selfdirected learning to plan care with people affected by cancer and/or needing palliative care.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and graduate coursework student:
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in written modes of communication;
- A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work.
- An ability to evaluate and synthesize the research and professional literature in this discipline
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in one of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Cancer and Palliative Care). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90082 | Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing 1 | March (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written assignment
| Week 6 | 30% |
Written assignment
| Week 11 | 30% |
Closed book test
| From Week 3 to Week 5 | 15% |
Closed book test
| From Week 8 to Week 10 | 25% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Trevor Saunders Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-nursing-practice-cancer-and-palliative-care/Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022