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Unit of Study NRS30003 - Formation Based Learning: Acute Health Breakdown (2018)

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  • Enrolment information

    There is professional experience placement related to this unit. Students will be enrolled manually into PIE10006 PEP 6: Acute Health Nursing for a 160 hour placement.


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 safe and increasing competence in performing a range of nursing skills, including effective interpersonal skills
2 Conduct integrated and comprehensive assessments which demonstrates the integration of knowledge and nursing skills relevant to acute illness
3 Undertake activities as part of a multidisciplinary team
4 Demonstrate problem solving and decision-making skills in order to respond to clinical and complex nursing situations
5 Demonstrate beginner level leadership skills in performing a range of nursing skills and accountability and responsibility for own nursing practice and actions
6 Demonstrate integration of knowledge, clinical practice and medication management skills relevant to acute illness and appropriate interventions
7 Compile practice exemplars and professional portfolio record according to NMBA National Competency Standards

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

  1. Demonstrate safe and increasing competence in performing a range of nursing skills, including effective interpersonal skills
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. Conduct integrated and comprehensive assessments which demonstrates the integration of knowledge and nursing skills relevant to acute illness
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  3. Undertake activities as part of a multidisciplinary team
    • GA4:
  4. Demonstrate problem solving and decision-making skills in order to respond to clinical and complex nursing situations
    • GA4:
  5. Demonstrate beginner level leadership skills in performing a range of nursing skills and accountability and responsibility for own nursing practice and actions
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  6. Demonstrate integration of knowledge, clinical practice and medication management skills relevant to acute illness and appropriate interventions
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  7. Compile practice exemplars and professional portfolio record according to NMBA National Competency Standards
    • GA5: