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NUR1399 Foundations of Nursing Practice

Semester 1, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 0.5
School or Department : School of Nursing and Midwifery
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: NUR1100 and NUR1102 and NSC1501 and Students must be enrolled in the following Program: BNSG
Co-requisite: NUR1398 and NUR1103
Enrolment is not permitted in NUR1399 if NUR1299 has been previously completed

Overview

NUR1399 Foundations of Nursing Practice is one of eight, first year, foundation courses in the Bachelor of Nursing Program.

For an undergraduate nursing student, the ability to link theory to practice is integral. This placement course relates to skills developed in the foundational nursing courses in first year. This course enables students to integrate theoretical knowledge into practice whilst caring for individuals across the lifespan. Students will be able to apply beginning clinical skills of a Registered Nurse in accordance with the NMBA standards across a range of clinical settings managing the health priorities of individual in a variety of clinical settings. To enhance employability there is a focus on developing beginning career relevant specific knowledge, skills, and attributes. The clinical placement experience will provide an opportunity to begin formation of the students nursing professional identity. Students will also start to identify industry contacts and possible career pathways.

The assessment in this course is competency-based. Students will achieve either a pass or fail for each assessment. Students need to pass all assessment items to successfully complete the course. These competency items form part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the accrediting organisation/s (where relevant).

The assessment in this course is competency-based. Students will achieve either a pass or fail for each assessment. Students need to pass all assessment items to successfully complete the course. These competency items form part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council [ANMAC].

This placement course includes professional experience placement aimed at developing fundamental assessment and practice skills applicable to all settings and age groups. Nursing students will develop an understanding of the process of applying knowledge and expertise to a clinical situation to develop a solution. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) standards for practice for the Registered Nurse, are used as a framework to guide students. Specific areas are in relation to person-centred care, patient safety, cultural and contextual competence, and developing practice.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the principles of professional nursing practice, including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, for patients across the lifespan, during placement-based work integrated learning.
  2. Demonstrate competency towards the NMBA standards of practice for Registered Nurses under the supervision of a registered nurse.
  3. Enact professional nursing behaviours during the placement-based work integrated learning.
  4. Apply the principles of a person-centred and self-care approach when practicing basic nursing skills.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Clinical practice of fundamental nursing practice principles including health assessment and collaborative care planning, therapeutic communication, hygiene, nutrition, activity and exercise, manual handling, nutrition, elimination, and basic wound care. 40.00
2. Clinical safety including infection control, manual handling, identification of risk, patients right, culturally appropriate care in alignment with legal and ethical requirements of a nurse. 30.00
3. Clinical practice in a health care setting in accordance with NMBA standards of practice for a Registered Nurse. 30.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Brotto, V., & Rafferty, K. (2019), Clinical dosage calculations for Australia and New Zealand, 3rd edn, Cengage.
DeLaune, S., Ladner, P., McTier, L., Tollefson, J. and Lawrence, J (2019), Fundamentals of nursing, 2nd edn, Cengage.
Levett-Jones. T., & Bourgeois. S (2022), The clinical placement, 5th edn, Churchill Livingstone.
Tollefson, J. (2021), Clinical psychomotor skills: Assessment tools for nurses, 8th edn, Cengage, South Melbourne, VIC.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Practical Placement Performance 1 No 20 1,2,3,4,5,6
Assignments Practical Placement Performance 2 No 20 1,2,3,4,5,6
Assignments Practical Placement Performance 3 No 20 1,2,3,4,5,6
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) No 20 1,2,3,4,5,6
Assignments Written Report No 20 1,2,3,4,5,6
Date printed 9 February 2024