Year
2020
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-week intensive workshop per semester
1 x 1-week industry placement per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
1 x 1-week industry placement per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
Prerequisites
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
1 ^ NURS8730 - Diabetes Management
2 Admission into GCPHCDM-Grad Cert in Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education)
2a Admission into GDPNGDM-Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Diabetes Management and Education)
2b Admission into MNGDM-Master of Nursing (Diabetes Management and Education)
Must Satisfy: (1 and (2 or 2a or 2b))
2 Admission into GCPHCDM-Grad Cert in Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education)
2a Admission into GDPNGDM-Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Diabetes Management and Education)
2b Admission into MNGDM-Master of Nursing (Diabetes Management and Education)
Must Satisfy: (1 and (2 or 2a or 2b))
Assessment
Written assignments; placement
Topic description
The topic aims to provide the knowledge, skills and experience in diabetes education and management across the lifespan in various care settings. The content covers the principles of teaching and learning for individuals or groups across the lifespan, health behaviours, the development of support strategies and enables the opportunity to apply this knowledge and skills in a Professional Experience Placement.
Educational aims
The aim of this topic is to facilitate students to apply their diabetes knowledge, skills and experience in teaching and learning across the lifespan in a range of clinical settings.
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate principles of teaching and learning in diabetes education for individual clients or groups across the lifespan
- Apply knowledge and practice skills related to blood glucose monitoring
- Analyse and apply the theories of health behaviour and the concept of behavioural change to diabetes education
- Formulate strategies to support and manage clients with diabetes mellitus and complex health and sociocultural needs
- Critically reflect on professional experience to apply knowledge and improve skills and attributes in practice, recognising the context of own scope of practice.
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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