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Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will have the opportunity to consolidate your nursing practice in a clinical environment. You will apply the relevant Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Professional Standards and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS) in your practice as a nursing student. You will be expected to identify risk and recognise and respond appropriately to the needs of the patient in the simulated and clinical environments. You will review the concept of scope of practice using the Decision-Making Framework (DMF) (NMBA, 2020). You are required to participate in a compulsory three (3) day, 24-hour residential school or equivalent prior to attending professional experience placement for this unit. This unit includes a 240 hour block professional experience placement in a clinical environment. You must meet specific mandatory health, safety and security requirements to be eligible to attend each professional experience placement. Professional experience placements may be limited in your community, and you may be placed in other locations. Please be prepared financially and personally to cover the costs of relocating for placements. Due to the limited availability of placements, some block placements have start and/or end dates that fall outside standard term dates. The accreditation requirements for this course state that NURS13145 must be commenced and completed within the final six months of your enrolment in the Bachelor of Nursing course. Please be aware that if you receive a fail grade in any other unit during your final term, you will be required to repeat both the failed unit and NURS13145. This is necessary to ensure you meet the accreditation standards for course completion.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: 120 credit points within the CL91 Bachelor of Nursing course OR 72 credit points within the CM77 Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse Pathway) AND NURS13141 AND NURS13142 or NURS13146
Co-requisites: NURS13144 and (NURS13143 or NURS13147) This unit must be completed in the final term of CL91 and CM77 Bachelor of Nursing 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2027
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
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This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
Past Exams
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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.
Source: In-class feedback
Students enjoyed the learning opportunities of the multiple-patient scenarios within residential school.
Continue using the multiple-patient scenarios to facilitate students teamwork, time management, prioritisation and communication skills.
The residential school included multiple-patient scenarios that took place in both residential aged care and acute hospital care contexts.
Source: In-class feedback
The choose-your-own-adventure simulations were well received by the students as an enjoyable and dynamic way to complete simulations.
Continue using the choose-your-own-adventure simulations.
The residential school included the choose-your-own-adventure simulations on Day 3, which were well received by students.
Source: In-class feedback
Some errors within the clinical documents were noted.
Review the clinical documentation prior to the next offering of NURS13145.
Clinical documentation was reviewed by the 2024 Unit Coordinator Team and the Head of Simulation.
Source: SUTE Unit Feedback
Interview practice session during residential school was very helpful.
Continue to offer opportunity to practice being interviewed for graduate roles using a variety of interview styles and formats. Continue to provide links and resources from the CQU Careers Team.
The residential school included a career planning session that involved practice interviews, graduation program information and information from CQU Careers.
Source: SUTE Unit Feedback
This was my favourite Res School. I enjoyed how all of our knowledge was consolidated, and we had the opportunity to work on skills that we individually felt we needed more practice on.
Continue to provide deliberate practice session to faciliate individual learning needs.
Deliberate practice sessions were included within the NURS13145 Residential Schools.
Source: SUTE Unit Feedback
I am concerned that the clinical scenarios have been removed. Although we all get nervous, I think it is a great opportunity to practice our skills, being under pressure is not a bad thing to get used to.
Ensure that students receive performance feedback from peer and lectuers.
Students received feedback from lecturers during all residential school sessions, with peer feedback incorporated into simulation sessions to enhance collaborative learning.
Source: In-class Feedback.
Students enjoyed the learning opportunities of the multiple-patient scenarios within residential school.
Continue incorporating multiple-patient scenarios to enhance students' teamwork, time management, prioritisation, and communication skills. These scenarios provide a realistic environment that prepares students for effective clinical practice and collaborative patient care.
In Progress
Source: 2023 SUTE Unit Feedback.
"This was my favourite Res School. I enjoyed how all of our knowledge was consolidated, and we had the opportunity to work on skills that we individually felt we needed more practice on."
Continue providing deliberate practice sessions to address individual learning needs effectively. These sessions allow students to focus on specific skills and competencies, fostering confidence and competence through targeted, self-paced practice.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinators.
It is recommended to continue supporting students on clinical placement through regular phone calls, timely emails, and 360° meetings involving students, clinical assessors, and unit coordinators to address any performance concerns as they arise.
This ongoing support enhances students' placement experience by providing real-time feedback, addressing learning needs promptly, and ensuring consistent communication among all parties involved. These measures help students remain on track with their learning objectives, fostering a supportive and responsive learning environment on placement.
In Progress
Source: In-class Feedback.
Students highly valued the career planning session in residential school, which included practical interview practice, insights into graduate year expectations, and guidance from CQU Careers.
Maintain the career planning session as a key component of residential school. This session prepares students for transition to the workforce by enhancing their interview skills, providing essential information about the graduate year, and connecting them with valuable career resources.
In Progress
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