Aged care core component in undergraduate nursing curricula : principles paper, report prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra
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The predicted future population profile of Australia reveals a progressively ageing
population and highlights the demand for services to meet the health care needs of
older people. In response to this demand the Australian Government commissioned
the Aged Care Component in Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Project to develop
principles for a core component of aged care in undergraduate nursing curricula. The
Aged Care Core Component in Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Principles Paper
was developed in 2003 in consultation with representatives from Schools of Nursing
in Australian universities, the aged care sector, aged care professional associations,
professional nursing associations and consumer associations.
The principles paper outlines the core values and learning outcomes for aged care
education within undergraduate nursing curricula; principles for the learning and
teaching of aged care content; benchmarks for the inclusion of aged care content;
appropriate resources to support the principles and recommended future strategies to
facilitate the implementation of the principles. An Australia wide dissemination
program for the principles paper has been in progress in 2004 and a number of
implementation strategies identified. This paper will provide an outline of the
principles paper, recommended implementation strategies and current progress
towards implementation of the principles.