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Unit of Study NRS10734 - Formation Based Learning: Skills Platform for Nursing Practice (2014)

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  • Enrolment information

    There is professional experience placement related to this unit. Students will be enrolled manually into PIE10002 PEP2: Skills Development for a 120 hour placement. There is assumed knowledge for this unit. It is strongly recommended that you have completed the following unit prior to enrolling in this unit BIO10662 - Systemic Anatomy


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Demonstrate the principles and strategies of communication and developing the nurse patient relationship
2 Demonstrate a range of data gathering techniques, including observation, interviewing and assessment related to nursing practice, and cognisant of the need for cultural sensitivity and awareness.
3 Demonstrate the principles of documentation and medical records management
4 Demonstrate beginning and safe competence in the performance of a range of nursing skills
5 Demonstrate mastery of numeracy required for medication management.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the principles and strategies of communication and developing the nurse patient relationship
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. Demonstrate a range of data gathering techniques, including observation, interviewing and assessment related to nursing practice, and cognisant of the need for cultural sensitivity and awareness.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. Demonstrate the principles of documentation and medical records management
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. Demonstrate beginning and safe competence in the performance of a range of nursing skills
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. Demonstrate mastery of numeracy required for medication management.
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.