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NUR1103 Context of Professional Nursing Practice

Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Nursing and Midwifery
Grading basis : Graded
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Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: BNSG
Enrolment is not permitted in NUR1103 if NUR1202 has been previously completed

Overview

This course is one of eight, first year, foundation courses in the Bachelor of Nursing Program. Registered nurses are required to have a basic knowledge of how nursing theories evolved over time to influence the profession today, to understand the foundations of the professional governances that guide practice, and their requirements to meet professional, legal, and ethical obligations in a dynamic health care system. This course will provide students with an introduction to professional practice. Professional practice ensures nurses develop a sense of identity, knowledge of nursing theories, the Australian health care system, the legal, ethical and safety frameworks governing health practice.

As per the BNSG Program Rules, students are required to attempt and submit all assessment items in a course. This program rule forms part of the USQ accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council [ANMAC].

This course will introduce nursing theories and how they shape the nursing profession. It will acquaint students with how the law in Australia operates and impacts on the delivery of health care services, and the nursing governances that all nurses must follow including standards for practice, code of conduct, and the code of ethics. The student will be introduced to ethical principles and practices as they apply to self, intraprofessional, interprofessional, and person and family centred practice in a dynamic health care system.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Identify and reflect on nursing philosophies and theories and how they underpin contemporary nursing practice.
  2. Recognise and recall how the Australian legal system, laws, policies, and regulations influence the Australian health care system.
  3. Identify ethical principles in nursing care and apply foundational principles to professional practice.
  4. Identify and apply relevant governances and standards to professional nursing practice.
  5. Describe the relationships between theory, regulation, ethics, law and the scope of nursing practice.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Nursing philosophies, theories and theorists 20.00
2. Introduction to Australian health care law 20.00
3. Ethical principles governing nursing practice 30.00
4. Professional governance and nursing practice National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards, professional nursing standards 30.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

DeLaune, S., Ladner, P., McTier, L., Tollefson, J. and Lawrence, J. (2019), Fundamentals of nursing, 2nd edn, Cengage.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) No 20 1
Assignments Written Case 精东传媒app No 40 4,5
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) Yes 40 1,2,3,4
Date printed 10 February 2023