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NURS13144 Preparation for Practice as a Registered Nurse
Preparation for Practice as a Registered Nurse
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General Information

Overview

The transition from university to clinical practice is both exciting and challenging. This unit will assist you to prepare for the transition from student to graduate registered nurse. You will explore leadership roles which graduate registered nurses are expected to assume and discuss the skills required to perform these roles. The power differentials and tensions that can exist within healthcare organisations will be explored, including how knowledge of governance systems can support the graduate registered nurse to provide safe patient care within these systems. Finally, you will also prepare for your role transition from student to graduate registered nurse by developing strategies for teamwork, workload management, and care prioritisation.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 7
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: NURS13142 Professional Experience Placement 4 ORNURS12158 Clinical Nursing Practice 3

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2026

Brisbane
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

Information for Class and Assessment Overview has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student evaluation (SUTE)

Feedback

A huge thank you to all the coordinators and lecturers for their hard work and dedication. Your efforts have made a noticeable difference in my learning experience, and we appreciate everything you do to support us. Thank you!

Recommendation

Continue to work hard to provide a consistent and high-quality service for students.

Feedback from Student evaluation (SUTE)

Feedback

I was expecting and hoping for more information around employment preparation.

Recommendation

Information about graduate nursing programs has been moved from the Week 12 Moodle tile to a dedicated graduate nursing program tile so that students can access it more easily from the beginning of Term. Information about cover letters and resumes is available in Week 9 content. Career planning content in Week 11 encourages students to reflect on their interests, experiences, and personality to determine which area/s of nursing might be a good fit. Week 12 is dedicated to Ahpra registration as well as creating alternative pathways to the students' dream careers.

Feedback from Student feedback

Feedback

Students appreciated the weekly guest lectures from current industry professionals.

Recommendation

Continue inviting industry professionals to present weekly guest lectures.

Feedback from Email from student

Feedback

Thank you for being approachable and emailing to see how we are doing.

Recommendation

Continue reaching out to students to provide support and feedback from early in the term.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Information for Unit Learning Outcomes has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

Information for Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
Textbooks and Resources

Information for Textbooks and Resources has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 22 June 2026
Academic Integrity Statement

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