Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will study the stages and milestones of the lifespan and consider the implications of life stages on health and end of life experiences. The uniqueness of people’s experiences as they reach milestones will be considered in developing person-centred care. You will have the opportunity to reflect on end of life experiences and the impact this may have on the person, their significant others and yourself as a health professional.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 15% |
| 2. Reflective Practice Assignment | 50% |
| 3. Case Study | 35% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 69.79% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.05% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Unit evaluation
Lecture slides don't contain a lot of written information.
Only mini-lectures are offered in this unit. Presentation slides have been prepared to ensure an adequate balance of content to cater to visual and auditory learners.
Weekly pre-recorded mini-lectures provided an introduction to the weekly content. Lecture notes were also made available for students to access.
Source: Unit evaluation
There was a large volume of reading to complete each week.
Unit content will be revised prior to the commencement of each term to ensure currency and relevance. Where possible, a range of resources will be incorporated to achieve a balance between readings and other mediums.
Unit content was revised prior to the commencement of term. The volume of required reading was reduced. Each week offered a range of learning activities incorporating video, interactive activities and other mediums to provide balance.
Source: Unit evaluation
The learning activities and tutorials closely align with assessments.
Continue to develop learning activities that scaffold unit concepts and assist students to prepare for assessements.
Weekly learning activities and tutorial activities were focused on scaffolding unit concepts and preparing students to undertake unit assessments.
Source: Unit evaluation
I think the unit coordinators were fantastic in their communication style, very approachable and happy to teach.
Continue to maintain a strong focus on student engagement and retention.
A range of communication modes was utilised this term to engage and communicate with students, including Microsoft Teams, emails, telephone, face-to-face and online sessions. A number of online sessions was offered in the evening to cater to students.
Source: Student evaluations
Microsoft Teams was an added bonus. Unit Coordinators made weekly announcements/contact to keep us on track and let everyone know what was on that week (e.g. assessment, tutorials & PASS sessions). I never felt 'lost' with the weekly content.
Continue to utilise Microsoft Teams to communicate with students, facilitate discussion, answer questions and provide timely updates.
In Progress
Source: Staff feedback
Online weekly Zoom sessions were not recorded. Students who attended the online sessions felt more comfortable and were willing to engage. Students who were unable to attend the online sessions were concerned that they missed out on important information.
Consider alternate strategies to facilitate learning for students who are unable to attend online sessions.
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations
I loved that there was a zoom session offered in the evening so that many of us with daytime commitments were able to attend.
Continue to offer online sessions at varied times to cater to student needs.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the stages and milestones of the lifespan
- Identify broad health challenges that may be associated with people at a particular life stage and consider individual differences to be able to ensure person-centred care
- Discuss individual circumstances that could impact on health outcomes and the provision of care to individuals such as those who may be homeless, identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer or Questioning (LGBTIQQ), those impacted by domestic and/or family violence, alcohol and/or other drug use, or disability, those from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background, religion, refugees or other displaced persons
- Describe the impact of life stage on end of life experiences on a person, their significant others and yourself as a health professional.
Content in this unit incorporates a number of professional nursing requirements
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice
Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
Maintains the capability for practice
Develops a plan for nursing practice
Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Nursing Code of Conduct
Legal compliance
Person-centred practice
Cultural practice and respectful relationships
Professional behaviour
Research in health
Health and wellbeing
International Council of Nursing Code of Ethics for Nursing
Nurses and People
Nurses and Practice
Nurses and the Profession
Nurses and co-workers
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
Partnering with consumers
Comprehensive care
Communicating for safety
Patient Safety Competency Framework
Person-centred care
Therapeutic communication
Cultural competence
Teamwork and collaborative practice
Clinical reasoning
Evidence-based practice
Preventing, minimising and responding to adverse events
Infection prevention and control
Medication safety
Aged Care Quality Standards
Consumer dignity and choice
Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers
Personal care and clinical care
Services and supports for daily living
Organisation’s service environment
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | ||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Case Study | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |