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Fundamentals of Palliative Care (NURS90046)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | February - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Students must complete all 4 days (outlined below) in order to complete the subject :
Days 1 & 2: Palliative Care: The Essentials
Days 3 & 4:Therapeutic Communication Skills for Palliative Care
Topics covered include:
- Principles, policy and standards of palliative care as they apply to practice
- Introduction to practice issues including patient assessment process
- Principles and practice of therapeutic communication skills
- Working effectively in multidisciplinary teams
- Responding to complex psychosocial issues including depression, anxiety, anger, prognosi
- Evidence Based Palliative Care (compulsory for all students to complete once)
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Recognise the role of the multidisciplinary team and how the palliative approach to care is effective in improving patient outcomes
- Discuss the concept of holistic care as applied to a person with a life limiting illness
- Apply the principles of palliative care practice to a range of settings
- Consider the core principles of palliative care practice as they apply to the care of someone with a life limiting illness
- Identify and assess symptoms commonly experienced by patients during the terminal phase of an illness
- Reflect on and critique personal communication style
- Understand the key principles involved in undertaking a psychosocial assessment
- Explore the psychosocial impact of a life limiting illness for the patient and their family
- Identify, critique and evaluate current literature related to symptom management
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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
February
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written assignment – case study analysis
| Mid semester | 40% |
Written assignment – case study and implementation plan
| End of semester | 60% |
Online learning module and assessment - short answer questions
| Week 6 | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 18 February 2021 to 23 April 2021 Last self-enrol date 3 March 2021 Census date 19 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 April 2021 Assessment period ends 8 June 2021
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Additional delivery details
A combination of face to face and online delivery, with a strong clinical focus. A delivery format of four four-day subjects offered intensively in two day blocks throughout the year has been established to enable accessibility for regional and interstate health professionals.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
As part of their course materials, students will be provided with articles and references that support the subject content.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care Course Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022