Courses & Units
The Last Year of Life: Renegotiating and Reinforcing Appropriate Care CNA409
Introduction
This unit will enhance your ability to care for people who are in the last year of their lives. You will develop skills in recognising, responding to, negotiating and facilitating appropriate care by assessing the ‘domains of distress’ experienced by the person. You will integrate your specialty knowledge of holistic assessment to achieve optimum quality of life for those requiring end-of-life care. You will also extend your knowledge and skills in communication, collaboration and complex decision making that is centred around the person, their family and caregivers. The unit will strengthen your ability to provide consultative and compassionate care and implement shared decision making that is inclusive of the person’s family, culture and community.
Summary
| Unit name | The Last Year of Life: Renegotiating and Reinforcing Appropriate Care |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CNA409 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Doctor Sara Karacsony |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Semester 2 | Off-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
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Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | 22/7/2024 | 16/8/2024 | 9/9/2024 | 27/10/2024 |
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Learning Outcomes
- Analyse the contemporary and sociocultural experience of dying and death and recognise when a person may be approaching end of life.
- Synthesise your knowledge of palliative care principles to assess the current and potential unmet needs of a person living with a life-limiting illness and respond to the associated challenges.
- Evaluate multidisciplinary care strategies for a person living with a life-limiting illness to optimise quality of life.
- Facilitate complex decision-making processes that enable the person to achieve their goals of care within the last year of life.
- Critically reflect on personal and professional ethical dilemmas that arise when facilitating care for a person approaching end of life.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060301 | $555.00 | $555.00 | not applicable | $2,883.00 |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Individual Study – This unit is offered fully online via MyLO (my learning online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Critical review (30%)|Online discussions and summary paper (30%)|Care of a person approaching end of life (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Hillman, K 2017, A good life to the end: Taking control of our inevitable journey through ageing and death, Allen & Unwin, Australia Gawande, A., 2015, Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End, Profile Books, UK. (Available as eBook on Booktopia) |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Kalanithi, P 2017, When Breath Becomes Air, Vintage, UK Mannix, K 2018, With the End in Mind: How to die well, HarperCollins, UK Boyer, A 2019, The Undying. A meditation on modern illness, Penguin eBooks Recommended Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website. | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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