Health of Older Adults
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
NURS 2024
Undergraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
101146
9
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge and skills to assist older adult populations experiencing complex health problems achieve optimal health outcomes.
Healthy ageing; habilitation/rehabilitation; disability; health promotion; safety and risk assessment; legal and ethical perspectives; advocacy; advanced directives; palliative care and end of life issues; quality use of medicines; polypharmacy; pathophysiology; health assessment; nursing management of common illnesses affecting the older person; evidence-based practice; health informatics; health technology; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; mental health.
Nil
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
NURS 1061 | Experiential Learning Activity: Preparation for Clinical Practice Practicum 1 |
BIOL 1048 | Human Body 2 |
BIOL 1047 | Human Body 1 |
NURS 1033 | Being a Health Professional |
HLTH 1037 | Mental Health |
HLTH 1036 | Global and National Health |
HLTH 1047 | First Peoples' Health |
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BIOL 2058 | Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice |
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Online (online content) | - x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 5 weeks | ||
Tutorial (Online virtual classroom) | 2 hours x 4 weeks | ||
Workshop (On-campus HHHS) | 3 hours x 8 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER | |||
Online (online content) | - x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 5 weeks | ||
Tutorial (online virtual classroom) | 2 hours x 4 weeks | ||
Workshop (On-campus HHHS) | 3 hours x 8 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, WHYALLA | |||
Online (online content) | - x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 5 weeks | ||
Tutorial (online virtual classroom) | 2 hours x 4 weeks | ||
Workshop (On-campus HHHS) | 3 hours x 8 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
Online (Online content and discussion forum) | - x 9 weeks | ||
Tutorial (online virtual classroom) | 2 hours x 9 weeks | ||
Workshop (On Campus HHHS) | 6 hours x 4 days |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Examination, OSCA
EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.