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Unit Synopsis
This unit will provide advanced knowledge and skills in nursing assessment and care planning. You will learn how to apply a clinical reasoning process and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessment model in order to prioritise and perform holistic nursing care for individuals, families and groups. You will critically examine common risk screening tools and clinical pathways used in practice, to organise and perform safe and effective nursing care. You will evaluate early warning systems and health assessment instruments through evidence-based research and by analysing practice and policy documents. You will consider best practice implications for medication administration, wound care and contemporary nursing psychomotor skills. There are online workshops you will be required to attend. There is a compulsory on campus activity you will have to attend. You will also undertake 160 hours of work-integrated learning which you will undertake after week 12. This will allow you to demonstrate responsible nursing practice under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Work-integrated learning may be delayed due to travel restrictions and local healthcare service policy.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Co-requisites - NURS20161 and NURS20160 Students must be enrolled in CH79 Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-Entry) 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). |
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| Residential School |
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025
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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 Postgraduate 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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 0% |
| 2. On-campus Activity | 0% |
| 3. Professional Practice Placement | 0% |
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
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
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: Student feedback
Implementation of a countdown timer to advise students of how many minutes remaining the Safety in Practice assessment.
Implement an electronic timer on smart board to assist students with time management in Safety in Practice assessment.
Implemented a 5-minute timer (smart board unavailable).
Source: Student feedback
I would appreciate a chat group set up for students at the beginning of every term
Explore the implementation of a chat group set up by the Unit Coordinator each term.
Teams chat group established.
Source: Student feedback
The feedback I received was honest and timely.
Continue prioritising authentic and timely feedback for students.
Continue prioritising authentic and timely feedback for students.
Source: email
I am really enjoying the materials and scenarios in 162 and the deep thinking required. It is helping to shape what I want to eventually do when I come back to nursing. Thinking in medical terminology takes time. Not to mention helping me to think differently. So thanks!
Continue to provide intellectually stimulating and reflective learning materials that encourage deep thinking and personal growth. Student feedback indicates that the content not only supports academic development but also inspires students to reflect on their future roles in nursing. Maintaining this level of engagement through thoughtfully designed content can further enhance student motivation, critical thinking, and career clarity. Consider exploring additional opportunities to integrate reflective practice into the curriculum to support this positive trajectory.
In Progress
Source: Feedback form
I would like the safety assessment online, not in person.
Consider offering the assessment online.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Construct and adapt an evidence-informed and culturally safe nursing care plan based on patient assessment data with consideration of people from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds
- Communicate with patients, families and healthcare teams, adhering to legal and professional standards
- Evaluate medications used in Australia and their uses in different client groups
- Prioritise and plan the safe administration of medications to a variety of patients
- Apply the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's Registered Nurse Standards for Practice in the safe and effective care of individuals, families and the community whilst in the work-integrated learning context.
The unit learning outcomes are linked to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's "Registered Nurses Standards for Practice".
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - On-campus Activity | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | |||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | • | |
| 5 - Self-management | • | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | |||
| 7 - Leadership | • | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - On-campus Activity | • | • | • | ||||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||