Overview
Throughout this unit, you will acquire fundamental knowledge and skills to provide basic nursing care at at beginning level. In particular, you will be able to conduct a holistic assessment and assist a person with their activities of daily living in the simulated environment. You will be introduced to the significance of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016) and other policies, codes, and guidelines relevant to professional nursing practice. You will explore the importance of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017) to all nursing practice in Australia and commence using the Patient Safety Competency Framework (PSCF) (Levett-Jones et al., 2017) in your practice as a nursing student. You will become familiar with scope of practice using the decision-making framework (DMF) (NMBA, 2020). You are required to participate in compulsory on-campus workshops or a residential school for this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite:Must be enrolled in CL91 Bachelor of Nursing or CG41 Start Uni Now
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2022
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
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.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
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 SUTE
I just want to say I have loved this subject the most out of all 4 for this term. I really enjoyed myself at residential school in Brisbane with Tracey. She was so knowledgeable and professional yet still easy to approach when needing help and gave appropriate knowledge for our level.
We will continue to offer relevant information at residential schools
Feedback from SUTE
I really enjoyed this subject and the real world approach of all the lecturers both in week to week classes and at residential school. Big thanks to Sandy, Lucinda, Tracey Bell, Tracey Sims and Nakia for being so sharing of your knowledge and time. If
The teaching team will continue to be approachable and available for students
Feedback from SUTE
If possible, please include the information that how to complete the checks for placement in the practical unit for the entire class. As some of the documents are difficult to complete and need help. If the tutor will provide the information in the class, then it would really be helpful, especially for the international students, who struggle a lot till the deadline of the checks to complete it. One more request, please request the student help desk at the university they should guide and inform the students if they require the WIL team's help rather than saying that students can only contact the WIL team through email or call, which sometimes takes more time. Even though the WIL team is available in building 5.
Information about clinical placement requirements was discussed with students during the weekly chat sessions. Some students did comment that this information was not relevant to the content of the Unit
Feedback from SUTE
This has been by far the most well organised and implemented subject I have ever done. The academics have made all expectations very clear, I have enjoyed the layout of the weekly content and the extra readings. The residential school was extremely useful and the feedback was exceptional. I highly rate this subject and the teaching team. The weekly chats were also a wonderful alternative to tutorials and I would recommend this for other subjects to take on board.
The weekly sessions will continue to be available for students and recorded for those who cannot attend in person
- Demonstrate and explain safe practice while assisting a person with their activities of daily living, using simulated modalities.
- Perform a holistic assessment of a person including the completion of appropriate documentation, using simulated modalities.
- Demonstrate the principles of the nursing process and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) decision-making framework (DMF) (2020), using simulated modalities.
- Apply the NMBA registered nurse standards for practice (2016) in the provision of evidence based nursing care, using simulated modalities.
- Recognise unsafe environments and implement strategies to ensure safety.
Content in this unit incorporates a number of professional nursing requirements
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia decision-making framework (DMF) - nursing
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice
Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships
Maintains the capability for practice
Comprehensively conducts assessments
Develops a plan for nursing practice
Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Nursing Code of Conduct
Legal compliance
Person-centred practice
Cultural practice and respectful relationships
Professional behaviour
Research in health
Health and wellbeing
International Council of Nursing Code of Ethics for Nursing
Nurses and People
Nurses and Practice
Nurses and the Profession
Nurses and co-workers
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
Partnering with consumers
Preventing and Controlling healthcare-associated infection
Medication safety
Comprehensive care
Communicating for safety
Recognising and responding to acute deterioration
Patient Safety Competency Framework
Person-centred care
Therapeutic communication
Cultural competence
Teamwork and collaborative practice
Clinical reasoning
Evidence-based practice
Preventing, minimising and responding to adverse events
Infection prevention and control
Medication safety
Aged Care Quality Standards
Consumer dignity and choice
Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers
Personal care and clinical care
Services and supports for daily living
Organisation’s service environment
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 0% | |||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 0% | |||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 0% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing
5th Australian Edition
Authors: Berman, A, Frandsen, G, Snyder, S, Levett-Jones, T et al
Pearson Australia
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 9781488626593
Binding: Paperback
Skills in Clinical Nursing
Edition: 2nd (2021)
Authors: Berman, Snyder, Levett-Jones, Burton, Harvey
Pearson
Melbourne Melbourne , VIC , Australia
ISBN: 9 781488620690
Binding: Spiral
Additional Textbook Information
These two books are packaged together at a reduced price to students and can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.j.mclellan@cqu.edu.au
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l.wirihana@cqu.edu.au
c.mcgoldrick@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to:
- Unit ·
- NSQHS standards
- National Health Priorities
- Decision Making Framework
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Introduction to:
- Nursing process and ADPIE
- Clinical reasoning cycle
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
- Patient advocacy
- Comorbid conditions
- Bioethical principles
- Consent
- Cultural considerations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Risk assessments
- Falls assessment and management
- Mobility assessment
- Pressure area assessment and management
- Venous thromboembolism & antiembolic stockings
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Professional communication
- Handover and documentation
- Admission paperwork
- ISBAR
- Confidentiality
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Patient hygiene
- Facilitating healthy eating
- Facilitating elimination
- Urinary and bowel function
- Bristol stool chart
- Incontinence
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Introduction to physical assessment 1
- Blood Pressure (BP) (manual) palpatory and auscultatory
- Temperature
- Pulse
- Respirations
- O2 saturations
- Queensland Adult Deterioration System (QADDS)
- Recognising deterioration · QADDS scoring
- Medical Emergency Team (MET) (or similar teams)
- Graded assertiveness (PACE)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Introduction to physical assessment 2
- Methods of assessment (focused vs comprehensive)
- Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation
- Intro pain assessment · PQRST
- Pt interview and health history
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Integumentary system
- Skin integrity
- Gait
- Mouth, teeth and gums
- Hair
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Infection control
- Hand hygiene
- Chain of infection
- Health care acquired infections
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Manual handling
- OH&S legislation
- Safe pt handling
- Risk assessment and level of assistance required
- Slide sheets
- Walk belts
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Principles of specimen collection
- Mid stream urine v ward test urine
- Wound swab
- Faecal specimen
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom lecture Tuesday 1000-1100 hrs
Zoom chat session Thursday 1000-1100 hrs
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 In-class Test(s)
You will complete a maths quiz in the Clinical Learning Centre on day 3 of residential school or during the last session of internal classes. The quiz will be completed using Moodle in an invigilated setting. You must achieve 100% to pass the quiz
No Assessment Criteria
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate and explain safe practice while assisting a person with their activities of daily living, using simulated modalities.
- Recognise unsafe environments and implement strategies to ensure safety.
2 Practical Assessment
You will be assessed on a clinical skill in the Clinical Learning Centre with the criteria taken from your Clinical Skills text. You will be instructed to complete a clinical skill. You have 20 minutes to complete this skill. You will be required to document your findings on the relevant clinical form and provide a clinical handover to your lecturer. While the clinical skill assessment marking tool is provided to students prior to their clinical learning session to assist in learning the marking tool cannot be taken into the assessment. All assessments in this unit are assessed as per the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Last session of clinical learning session on campus
Results will be available on the day of completion
NURS11166 Health & Assessment in Nursing Clinical Skills Assessment Marking Tool Criteria to pass
Assessment Criteria Criteria to pass Achieved Not Achieved
1. Student demonstrates understanding of the 5 moments of hand hygiene and Infection control principles. Demonstrates hand hygiene (Before touching patient After touching patient Before a procedure After a procedure After touching pt surroundings)
2. Student introduces self to patient, states name and designation
3. Student identifies the patient 3 patient identifiers
4 Student provides an explanation of the procedure to be undertaken, explains procedure and gains consent
5. Student effectively communicates with the patient in a person-centred approach. Speaks to patient in a respectful manner with appropriate information Demonstrates the ability to develop a therapeutic relationship while maintaining professional boundaries 6. Student simulates the ability to gather a set of vital signs (Respiratory rate – 1 full minute Heart rate – 1 full minute Temperature Oxygen saturation Blood pressure Pain assessment)
7. Student documents the vital sign on the QADDS form
PASS/FAIL/RESIT
Assessor Feedback-
- Demonstrate and explain safe practice while assisting a person with their activities of daily living, using simulated modalities.
- Perform a holistic assessment of a person including the completion of appropriate documentation, using simulated modalities.
- Demonstrate the principles of the nursing process and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) decision-making framework (DMF) (2020), using simulated modalities.
- Apply the NMBA registered nurse standards for practice (2016) in the provision of evidence based nursing care, using simulated modalities.
- Recognise unsafe environments and implement strategies to ensure safety.
3 Online Quiz(zes)
The On Line Quiz will be available on Moodle during week 12 of term, 3 October 0800 hrs - 7 October 1600 hrs (4pm). Once you commence the quiz you have 120 minutes to complete. You can have one (1) attempt and to pass the quiz, you must achieve 60% of the available marks to pass. This is a pass/fail Unit so you must pass all assessment items to achieve a Pass grade overall. If you are unsuccessful you may be granted a supplementary attempt.
The quiz must be completed between 30 May 0800 hrs - 3 June 1600 hrs (4pm)
Your result will be visible in moodle
No Assessment Criteria
- Demonstrate the principles of the nursing process and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) decision-making framework (DMF) (2020), using simulated modalities.
- Apply the NMBA registered nurse standards for practice (2016) in the provision of evidence based nursing care, using simulated modalities.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
