The 21st-century nursing profession is a product of historical and contemporary, socio-political and cultural influences. You will explore these while considering legal and ethical frameworks, the role of professional governing bodies and governance while beginning to investigate the profession of nursing. You will explore the personal skills, inherent requirements and attributes required in the profession and consider what your personal journey towards becoming a registered nurse will require.

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

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.

Feedback from Student email

I thoroughly enjoyed the content provided and the assessment pieces, specifically assessment one and two. I have gained a lot of knowledge historically and new found respect for the influence we have as RNs (perhaps others possessed this knowledge before, but it was really eye opening).

Continue with the objectives and format of the Assessments which focus on the historical and contemporary nursing practice.

Feedback from Student email

The feedback provided on my assessments was very informative, providing constructive points on how to improve and although my individual communication with you all was limited, each response was positive (i feel well received)

Continue with the expert moderation model to maintain the quality of marking students' assessments by the allocated markers.

Feedback from Student email

Communication regarding assessment feedback or queries feels very disorganised. I have waited almost 2 weeks for a response and still nothing as yet. I understand that this is a busy time but an indication of what the response timeframe and process is would be very helpful. Did not feel supported during the first couple of weeks of Term as it was difficult to contact coordinators with questions.

Spoke with students during the ZOOM session regarding this issue. At the commencement of term, all unit coordinators were teaching residential school and would respond in the evening. Apologised for the issue and emails were responded to on a daily basis in the evening after residential schools.

Feedback from ZOOM session feedback

The students enjoyed the unit and the coverage of the legal aspects of nursing. Enjoyed linking the standards and codes to specific case studies and saw how they all interrelated with each other.

Incorporate relevant case studies for group work to further imbed the importance of understanding the codes and standards in nursing practice. This will build a solid foundation of knowledge to allow scaffolded learning through years 2 and 3.

Feedback from Student email

Thank you for the support I received throughout the term. I have had a difficult time due to sickness and family stuff. Without your support, I would not have made it through the term.

Continue to be student-focused to improve both the unit and student outcomes. Demonstrating empathy and compassion as a teacher is an important aspect of our position as it improves communication between the unit coordinators and the students so they do not feel afraid or embarrassed approaching us. Working with such a great teaching team also improves the delivery and student/teacher relationships.

Feedback from SUTE unit comments

This unit was fantastic for linking the governing standards to both nursing scenarios and the weekly learning material to demonstrate and enable me to understand how essential they are to the profession of nursing. I found group work in the lectures frustrating as others (not all) would not turn their cameras on or participate in the activities. This resulted in the same people always sharing their thoughts and reporting back to the class. This made attending workshops less enjoyable and less of a learning experience than what it could have been if everyone had participated.

Using relevant case studies allows the student to see how the codes and standards apply to their nursing practice. During ZOOMs the students were to work in groups to answer questions. Some students found the group work frustrating as other students would turn their cameras off and not participate. The lecturers would work between groups to ensure the participation of all students however due to the ZOOm group layout the lecturer cannot view every group from their screen. ZOOM sessions will continue and the lecturers will continue to monitor participation.