School of Nursing and Midwifery
NURS1025 Person-centred Care Across the Lifespan
Spring 2022
Edition: Spring 2022
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Subject Details
Subject Code: NURS1025
Subject Name: Person-centred Care Across the Lifespan
Credit Points: 10
Subject Level: 1
Assumed Knowledge: Not Applicable
Note: Students with any problems, concerns or doubts should discuss those with the Subject Coordinator as early as they can.
Subject Coordinato
Name: Dr Diana Jefferies
Phone: XXXXXXXXXX
Location: Pa
amatta
Email: XXXXXXXXXX
Consultation A
angement:
Your tutor is the point of first contact for students who have queries relating to the Subject. If you are unable to
contact your tutor, please contact your Subject Coordinators via the Subject email.
Email communication with academic staff must be via Western Sydney University student email accounts only.
Emails sent from any non-Western Sydney University address will not receive a response.
Consult the vUWS site for Subject Coordinator consultation.
Deputy Subject Coordinato
Name: Dr Shyama Ratnayake
Phone: XXXXXXXXXX
Location: Pa
amatta
Email: XXXXXXXXXX
Consultation A
angement:
Your tutor is the point of first contact for students who have queries relating to the Subject. If you are unable to
contact your tutor, please contact your Subject Coordinators via the Subject email.
Email communication with academic staff must be via Western Sydney University student email accounts only.
Emails sent from any non-Western Sydney University address will not receive a response.
Consult the vUWS site for Subject Coordinator consultation.
Note: The relevant Learning Guide Companion supplements this document
Contents
1 About Person-centred Care Across the Lifespan 2
1.1 An Introduction to this Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX2
1.2 What is Expected of You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX2
1.3 Changes to Subject as a Result of Past Student Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX4
2 Assessment Information 5
2.1 Subject Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX5
2.2 Approach to Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX5
2.3 Assessment Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX6
2.4 Assessment Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX7
2.4.1 Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX7
2.4.2 Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX9
2.4.3 Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX13
2.5 General Submission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX19
3 Teaching and Learning Activities 21
4 Learning Resources 23
4.1 Recommended Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX23
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1 About Person-centred Care Across the Lifespan
1.1 An Introduction to this Subject
This subject introduces the concept of person-centred care as an approach that is respectful of, and responsive to,
the preferences, needs and values of individual people throughout the lifespan. Students develop an understanding of
human relationships and life transitions, including concepts that inform nursing and midwifery practice. The subject
explores frameworks that support an understanding of the psychological, social, cognitive and moral components of
human development including mental health and care of the older person.
1.2 What is Expected of You
Study Load
A student is expected to study an hour per credit point a week. For example a 10 credit point Subject would require
10 hours of study per week. This time includes the time spent within classes during lectures, tutorials or practicals.
Note for Summer Terms: As Summer subjects deliver the same content and classes over a shorter period of time,
the subjects are run in a more intensive mode. Regardless of the delivery mode, the study hours for each subject in
Summer A will be around 22 hours; in Summer B, around 30 hours.
Attendance
It is strongly recommended that students attend all scheduled learning activities to support their learning.
Online Learning Requirements
Subject materials will be made available on the Subject’s vUWS (E-Learning) site (https:
vuws.westernsydney.
edu.au/). You are expected to consult vUWS at least twice a week, as all Subject announcements will be made via
vUWS. Teaching and learning materials will be regularly updated and posted online by the teaching team.
Special Requirements
Essential Equipment:
Essential Equipment: Access to an internet enabled device is essential in order to be able to: access program ma-
terials; to participate in discussion groups; and to access additional resources provided by the lecturer during the
term. See http:
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Legislative Pre-Requisites:
Not Applicable
Policies Related to Teaching and Learning
The University has a number of policies that relate to teaching and learning. Important policies affecting students
include:
– Assessment Policy
– Bullying Prevention Policy and
– Guidelines
– Enrolment Policy
– Examinations Policy
– Review of Grade Policy
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– Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
– Disruption to Studies Policy
– Student Misconduct Rule
– Teaching and Learning - Fundamental Code
– Student Code of Conduct
Academic Integrity and Student Misconduct Rule
Western cares about your success as a student and in your future career. Studying with academic integrity safeguards
your professional reputation and your degree. All Western students must:
– be familiar with the policies listed above;
– apply principles of academic integrity;
– act honestly and ethically in producing all academic work and assessment tasks; and
– submit work that is their own and acknowledge any sources used in their work.
Each time you submit an assessment, you will declare that you have completed