Ansat tool

NURSING GOURSE SYLLABUS 10

GENDER AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS 8

Code: NUR117

Title: Nursing Practice 1

Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

School of: Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

Teaching Session: Session 8

Year: 2018

Course Instructor:

Course Moderator: Marc Roosevelt

1. What is this course about?

1.1 Course description

In your first nursing practice course you will apply the professional principles, and foundation knowledge and skills that you have been learning. In an eight-week placement you will have the opportunity to care for older people who live in community residential care settings. You will be supported and supervised by experienced practitioners and engage with a range of health professionals. You will critically self-appraise your practice. Your facilitator will evaluate your work using the accepted nursing standards for practice at a level consistent with an introductory nursing student.

1.2 Course topics

Work integrated learning in a community residential healthcare setting

Registered Nurse standards for Practice

Practice embedding the Code of Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct for Nurses

Running head: NURSING COURSE SYLLABUS 1

NURSING COURSE SYLLABUS 9

4. How does this course contribute to my learning?

Specific Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks

Graduate Qualities or Industry

On successful completion of this course

You will be assessed on the

Standards mapping

you will:

learning outcome in task/s:

Completing these tasks

successfully will contribute to

you becoming:

Demonstrate a satisfactory level of nursing

1,2

Engaged.

practice according to the national NMBA

Ethical.

Registered Nurse standards for practice at

an introductory student level

Know and behave in accordance with the

1,2

Engaged.

National Code of Professional Conduct for

Ethical.

Nurses and the Code of Ethics for Nurses

Have completed the allocated practice

2

Engaged.

hours for the course

Ethical.

Course Outline: NUR117. Nursing Practice 1

6.2

Assessment tasks

Task

Assessment

Individual

Weigh

What is the

When should I

Where

WIL

No.

Tasks

or Group

ting

duration /

submit?

should I

or PC

%

length?

submit it?

1

Progressive

Individual

PU/UF

As required.

By midway point

Pebblepad

Yes

assessment of

Notation in each

and as then

practice

area of ANSAT

required

tool

throughout the

placement

2

Summative

Individual

PU/UF

As required in all

Completion of

Pebblepad

Yes

assessment of

fields of the

allocated

nursing

ANSAT Tool

placement hours

practice

Assessment Task 1: Progressive assessment of practice

Goal:

This task provides you with the opportunity to reflect on your practice during the initial period of

the placement, review your progress against the criteria in the tool for assessing standards for

practice, and develop an action plan to support your successful completion of this work integrated

learning experience

Product:

Completed ANSAT tool and action plan

Format:

Completion with the clinical facilitator of the progressive ANSAT tool and action plan which is then

Submitted to the course coordinator for any further consideration and comment.

Please note: You will also receive ongoing feedback throughout your placement as a

formative and developmental process. If you are not meeting satisfactory practice standards

at any point, learning processes will be implemented to guide and support you to

satisfactorily meet each standard. Unsatisfactory behaviors which put patient/client safety

at risk or practices that do not adhere with the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for

Practice, Code of Professional Conduct and/or Code of Ethics may result in failure of the

course and removal from placement at any time during the clinical placement. Please refer

to the clinical placement fact sheets for details.

Criteria:

• Practice behaviours as measured against NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and

as detailed in the assessment tool

• Evidence of adherence to Code of Professional Conduct and Code of Ethics criteria and

standards