Introduction
This unit equips you with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver culturally safe, person-centred, holistic palliative care for individuals with life-limiting conditions and their families and support networks. By applying the philosophy and principles of palliative care, you will learn to assess and respond to complex and evolving needs that influence a person’s quality of life with sensitivity to their goals, values and preferences. Through the development and communication of evidence-informed interventions and strategies, you will be supported to provide ethically grounded, collaborative and contextually responsive palliative and end-of-life care.
Summary
| Unit name | Palliative Care Practice |
| Unit code | CNA537 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Doctor Sara Karacsony |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Apply palliative care principles to optimise the quality of life of people with life-limiting conditions.
- Assess the complex needs of people receiving palliative care and their families/support networks to guide clinical decision-making.
- Recommend interventions or strategies to address the complex needs of people receiving palliative care and their families/support networks. .
- Respond to contextual or ethical considerations in palliative care to navigate potential challenges and their implications.
- Communicate palliative care information and strategies to support culturally -safe shared decision- making with the person/family/support networks and team members.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
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. Online webinar - There are three, one-hour webinars. |
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| Assessment | Palliative Care Planning – Initial Planning (20%)|Holistic Needs Assessment and Communication of Care Plan (30%)|Responding to complexity in palliative care (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
There are no required textbooks for this unit. Required Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator. |
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| Recommended | 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. |
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