SHMCN6009 Nursing Context 7: Chronic Health Conditions Across the Lifespan

Australia faces the challenge of an ageing population and increasing prevalence of people living with chronic health conditions, and who experience increased complexity and diversity of health care needs. In this course, students will be immersed in examining the concept of nursing people living with chronic conditions, across the lifespan, while maintaining sensitivity to meeting the needs of a culturally and linguistically diverse population and applying evidence-informed, person-centred nursing care. In this course, students will develop advanced knowledge and skills in relation to the principles and provision of nursing responses for supportive in-place care for people living with chronic illness and disease. Acknowledging the dynamic interplay between age, culture and the bio-psychosocial needs of people from diverse backgrounds, this course will enable students to explore a range of frameworks relating to living with and managing chronic conditions. The course will also enable students to relate differing models of person-centred and in-home care within a holistic framework to the provision of best-practice nursing for people experiencing chronic conditions.

Course or unit outline

Credit points

EFTSL

0.125

Band

Band 1

Field of Education

General Nursing (060301)

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2026 contribution amount* $592
2026 grandfathered contribution amount^ $592

^ If you are a continuing student who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

* For Psychology and Social Work bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

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