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NURS3016: Professional Practice - (BN[AS])
2021 unit information
This unit of study provides students with an opportunity to focus on a clinical area of interest, consolidate prior learning, and develop their knowledge base and nursing practice expertise. Students will be able to choose from a number of clinical areas such as aged care, palliative care, mental health, perioperative, high acuity, and paediatrics. A person-centred approach within the Framework for Practice Thinking will be used to guide the teaching and learning strategies. Using patient based scenarios the essentials of care methodology will be explored. The unit will also address student's preparation for making the transition into the workforce by examining professional standards including codes of professional conduct and ethics, standards for registered nurses, enrolled nurses, midwives and nurse practitioners, professional boundaries, legal frameworks for practice and decision making frameworks.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units (including NURS2007 or NURS2010 and NURS2011 or NURS3010) and NURS3018 or NURS2002 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. conduct a comprehensive patient assessment in a range of specialty practice areas .
- LO2. understand, in depth the impact of selected health problems on individuals and their families recognising patients as partners in their care.
- LO3. demonstrate appropriate nursing interventions and clinical skills relevant to patient care in the selected area of practice.
- LO4. discuss relevant trends in nursing practice in a selected clinical specialty environment.
- LO5. effectively apply the clinical reasoning cycle to recognise and appropriately manage the care of deteriorating patients across different contexts of nursing practice.
- LO6. explore in-depth relevant legislation and codes of professional conduct & ethics that regulate nurses and other healthcare professionals.
- LO7. critically explore issues such as time management, prioritisation and delegation of care and the importance of continuing professional development and life-long learning for safe practice.
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