NRS221 Life-stage Considerations: The Older Person
Module 1: Contexts of Ageing. Social perspectives of ageing, ageism, social inclusion, sexuality. Needs of older Indigenous, multicultural and rural Australians. Family dynamics – carer support, stress and burnout, elder abuse. Promoting positive ageing from a community, national and global perspectives. Patterns of health and illness in the ageing process and ageing populations.
Module 2: Contemporary Approaches of Care of the Older Person. The well/independent aged person. Health promotion and health education strategies for the older person. Models of care and transition of the older person. Community based care. Residential Based Care – high/low residential care. Acute care. Respite care. Rehabilitation nursing. The inter-professional team.
Module 3: Assessment of the Older Person. Theories of ageing and the well older adult in primary, secondary and tertiary health care and prevention. Aspects of ageing: physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs, including sexuality, and the older person. The affect of the ageing process on body systems and functioning to meet activities of daily living. Physiological changes and implications for nursing practice. Assessment tools.
Module 4: Considerations for Medication Management. Ageing, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and implications for nursing practice. Polypharmacy. Pain assessment and implications.
Module 5: Nursing the Older Person in Acute Care. Atypical presentation. Adverse effects of hospitalisation. Risk factors. Sensory and Motor impairments.
Module 6: Dementia, Delirium and Depression. Case studies of dementia, delirium and depression.
Module 7: Legal and Ethical Considerations. Legislation, government policies and programs related to the provision of care for older people. Guardianship. Aged Care Act. Advance care directives. Standards of aged care and accreditation. Aged care packages. Aged care sector code of conduct and ethical practice. Implementing appropriate methods of documentation. Discrimination legislation. Elder abuse and neglect. End of life decision-making.
Module 8: Future Directions in Health Provision for the Older Person. Aged care workforce. Issues regarding sexuality. Re-imagining the future. The leadership role of the RN in care provision.
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