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Unit of Study NURS5010 - Introduction to Clinical Practice (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Develops knowledge of the principles of practitioner self-care, safety in healthcare, interprofessional practice and the professional requirements of health professional practice. Students will explore the roles and responsibilities, of their own and other disciplines and how to work together to deliver collaborative-person centred care. Practice in laboratory sessions and simulated rehearsal prepares students to carry out patient-centred practice, developing skills in communication and assisting patients with their fundamental care needs ensuring a focus on patient safety and minimising adverse events.

Unit content

  1. Nursing, caring and health
  2. Healthcare safety and clinical skills 
  3. Law, ethics and professional practice
  4. Infection prevention and control; Manual handling  
  5. Introduction to interprofessional practice 
  6. Fundamentals of nursing care

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Summer Term
Summer Term
Gold Coast
Summer Term
Summer Term
Lismore
Summer Term
Summer Term

Learning outcomes

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:

reflect critically on personal strategies to maintain self-care and develop emotional intelligence to ensure safe professional and clinical practice

critically analyse the component parts of the ISBAR framework as it relates to effective communication in nursing

apply relevant interprofessional and discipline-specific ethical, legal, and regulatory principles, frameworks, and practice standards

demonstrate safe and effective practice for a range of foundational skills

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