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Requisites

Pre-requisite: NUR2000 and NSC2500 and NUR2399 and in final Semester of study
Co-requisite: NUR3299

Other requisites

This course is not available for cross institutional study from other universities.

Rationale

As students enter the final year of their Bachelor of Nursing they need to become full partners in evidence based and skills competency in practice. Students need to learn how to reflect on their own learning and develop plans to progress to the level Benner identifies as a Novice Beginning Practitioner. Feedback from faculty, preceptors and peers and active engagement in the clinical practice setting will help students to transition from a student to a new graduate nurse who is ready for practice. Professional practice will be enhanced as students internalise the process of reflecting and goal setting, and embrace the notion of lifelong learning.

Synopsis

This is the final semester transitional practice course. Students are provided with opportunities to demonstrate the performance and responsibilities required for safe practice. NUR3499 allows students to develop their professional interactions, therapeutic relationships and nursing care practices associated with caring for individuals, families and significant others. Students develop critical thinking, clinical decision making and proficiency using the nursing process within an appropriate acute and or chronic care clinical setting. The aim is to develop skills introduced in prior simulated laboratories and clinical courses and to apply knowledge learnt from past or concurrent theoretical courses. Students will be required to be reflective about their clinical practice experiences for both their professional development and lifelong learning journey.

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Assessment details

Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Students MUST attend 100% of the clinical placement hours required for the course.
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve 100% of the marks (mark of 1) for that item.
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must submit all assessment items and achieve 100% (a mark of 1) for each assessment item and satisfactorily complete the Clinical Experience.
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. Note that a conceded pass is not available in this course due to accreditation requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   There is no Examination in this course.
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.
   
   
   
   
8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment notes

1. There is no supplementary clinical time. If unforeseen circumstances occur resulting in incomplete hours in relation to the placement, deferred clinical participation may be granted in accordance with the USQ compelling and compassionate circumstances policy or in the event of a facility closure or relocation at the discretion of placement availability and suitability with respect to course objectives. Other than when compelling and compassionate circumstances are evident, the objectives for clinical practice must be satisfactorily completed within the allocated time or a failed grade will result.
   
   
2. Students have signed to acknowledge understanding of, and a commitment to, abiding by the Professional Experience Placement Declaration Guide. The student directions outlined within this guide must be followed and complied by students. Failure to meet the student obligations as outlined within the USQ Clinical Placement Declaration guide, relating to professional conduct whilst on placement, may result in the termination of the clinical placement and a fail grade.
   
   
3. American Psychological Association (APA) is the referencing system required in this course. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA referencing style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at
   
   

Evaluation and benchmarking

In meeting the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Nursing and is benchmarked against the internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
3. forms part of the professional accreditation standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through an external accreditation process.

Other requirements

1. Students need to be conversant with and will require access to e-mail and internet access to USQ Connect for this course.
   
   
2. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.
   
   
3. Students of clinical courses must submit the following mandatory documents to the Clinical Office by the date given for the INPLACE clinical placement allocations for the current semester's clinical placement or clinical practice will not be offered. These mandatory documents include:
   
   1. Blue Card (Renewed every 3 years) – Pre filled Application form is available on the BNUR2015 site on USQ ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk.
   Complete the form online, then print off and bring the application and copies of your I.D. evidence to the Professional Experience Placements Office to be processed and submitted to Blue Card.
   
   2. Australian Federal Police Certificate - Name Check only – (Valid for three years). Please submit a copy.
   Form is available from the link below. NB: There is a payment to be sent with the application.
   
   
   3. Hepatitis B Immunisation (Submit once only) Please submit a copy. - Evidence of 3 injections or Immunity (Titre level).
   To complete the course of 3 injections, they must be started 6 months before placement.
   
   4. Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Immunisation. (Submit once only)
   Please submit a copy. - Evidence of Immunity or current Immunisation report within the last 10 years.
   • Preference to have annual influenza immunisation (Not Mandatory)
   • TB Testing / Mantoux testing (Not Mandatory but highly recommended)
   
   Flu Vaccination Yearly
   
   While it is not a compulsory requirement to undergo TB screening or influenza immunisation, it is highly recommended for your own safety. (Please see your Medical practitioner regarding any other immunisations that may be appropriate).
   
   5. CPR Certificate (Renewed Yearly) - Please submit a copy. Certificate must display the Nationally Recognised logo.
   
   6. Queensland Health Student Orientation Requirements (Submit once only)
   Read and print the Student Orientation Checklist and the Deed Poll (6 pages).
   Available on BNUR site on USQ ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk or the QHealth website.
   
   
   7. QHealth-Occupational Health & Safety Certificates (4): (Submit copy once only) Complete the red asterix areas only.
   • Work Health and Safety Induction
   • First-Response Evacuation Instructions
   • Occupational Violence Prevention Fundamentals
   • Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)
   Instructions are available on the BNUR site to complete the modules.
   
   8. Clinical Placement Student Declaration - Print Declaration page & Sign (Submit once only)
   The Declaration is the last page of the Clinical Placement, Student Procedures and Declaration Guide booklet on the BNUR Site on your USQ ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk.
   If any of these documents are NOT current, you will NOT be allocated a placement on InPlace.
   Other: In some cases some facilities require Disability Services QLD Card
   
   Failure to adhere to submission of all required documentation by the due date will result in the student unable to attend a clinical placement and may result in a failed grade in the course
   
   
4. Mandatory Reporting with AHPRA
   
   It is the student's responsibility to notify the course examiner if they have a health impairment, which may result in conditions being placed upon their student registration with AHPRA. Education providers, such as USQ are required by law to report certain notifiable conduct (see and students must be aware of their responsibilities under this legislation. Administrative action may occur if a student fails to notify the course examiner of an APHRA notification made in relation to their practice.