Undergraduate Course: Management of Transitions - Care of the Older Person (NUST10018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Nursing Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This fourth year course will explore the management of transitions with particular focus on older people. Themes include advocacy, equity, clinical issues and health promotion. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 18, Monday, 09:00 - 17:00, Zone: Central. Room A11, Forrest Hill |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To build on the knowledge and experiential skills gained in the theoretical and practical components of the previous years of the course.
To develop in-depth the major issues in relation to the management of transitions.
To develop in-depth the therapeutic nature of nursing and the care interventions for older people.
To develop in-depth knowledge and skills in the cognate areas relevant to the care of older people.
To explore in-depth specific issues that emerge from both practice and discrete cognate areas of learning. |
Assessment Information
| One course paper 4,000-4,500 words |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Pam Smith
Tel:
Email: Pam.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: v1kgardn@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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