You will be required to demonstrate your ability in a number of clinical skills while at the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 on campus learning sessions. The assessments will include: Practical Assessment of Clinical Skills, Written Progress Notes and Online Calculation Test.

Part A - Clinical Skills Assessment and Progress Notes

This assessment will be a simulation assessment activity focusing on your clinical abilities and safe nursing practice. Time allocated to complete this assessment is 20 minutes.The Clinical Skills Assessment will be held during the last week/day of your on-campus clinical learning sessions/residential school. At the completion of your Clinical Skills Assessment you are required to accurately document the outcomes as nursing notes. The progress notes must be comprehensive, legal and legible. These must be hand written on the form available in the Unit Moodle site and uploaded to the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site within 3 days of completing your on-campus Clinical Skills Assessment. A maximum of 3 attempts at achieving this assessment will be permitted.

Part B - Online Calculation Test

You will be required to achieve 100% in an online calculation test using the Medication Safety Assessment Test - Assessment 7 - http://ilearn.e3.learning.com.au/ - in a computer laboratory on the last week/day of your on-campus learning sessions/residential school. If you score less than 100% in your first attempt, you will be provided with an additional two (2) opportunities to achieve a Pass. The second attempt will be before completing your on-campus learning session/residential school. The third attempt will need to be arranged in consultation with the Unit Coordinator(s). If you are a student requiring a third attempt at the online calculation test, you will need to contact the unit coordinator for guidance. If you are not successful on this third attempt, you will not be able to proceed to clinical placement and will be a Fail for the unit.

Please note – Self directed preparation for the Online Calculation Test can be achieved by completing the Medication Safety Activities for Assessment 7 - http://ilearn.e3.learning.com.au/– information is available on the Unit Moodle site. A result of 100% is required to pass. When 100% is achieved in the online calculation test you will receive a certificate of completion that must be uploaded to the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site within working 3 days of completing your on-campus learning sessions. This certificate must have the date on which you sat the test on-campus.

Important – Point 4.62 of the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedures (Higher Education Coursework states – “In non-graded (pass/fail) units, all assessment tasks must be submitted by the due date. Students who fail a single assessment task in a pass/fail unit, or who fail a pass/fail component of a graded unit will be deemed to have failed that unit.”

Please note – The second/third attempt(s) at Assessment 1 will only be available to students who submit their assessment by the due date.

Assessment 1 Part A - Clinical Skills Assessment and Progress Notes

Clinical Skills Assessment and Progress Notes consists of two activities, which must be completed in accordance with the criteria for a pass on the marking guide before a pass can be awarded.

Clinical Skills Assessment will be based on skills covered during the on-campus clinical learning sessions. To attain a pass you must achieve all the following components for each skill:

• Student demonstrates the 5 moments of hand hygiene and infection control principles.

• Student safely assesses situation and person as per simulation scenario and relevant NURS12156 skill audits.

• Student demonstrates safe and timely administration of medication adhering to the “6 rights of medication administration” and 3 checks.

• Student undertakes clinical procedure as per simulation scenario with particularly emphasis on patient safety, critical thinking and team work.

• Student effectively communicates with patient in a person centered approach.

• Student demonstrates application of the ISBAR communication technique.

• Student applies legal principles of professional documentation in bedside chart.

Please see the Unit Moodle site for the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 skills list and detailed marking guide to be used by your on-campus clinical assessor.

Progress Notes – To achieve a pass the nursing progress notes need to be comprehensive, precede in a logical manner, be clear, accurate and meet legal requirements for documentation. Please see NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site for the detailed marking guide that will be used to evaluate your progress notes.

Part B Online Calculation Test

You are required to achieve 100% in the Online Calculation Test in order to demonstrate safe nursing practice. You will have three (3) attempts only at undertaking the Online Calculation Test. If you score less than 100% in your first attempt, you will be provided with an additional two (2) opportunities to achieve a Pass. The second attempt will be before completing your on-campus learning session/residential school. The third attempt will need to be arranged in consultation with the Unit Coordinator(s). If you are a student requiring a third attempt at the online calculation test, you will need to contact the unit coordinator for guidance. If you are not successful on this third attempt, you will not be able to proceed to clinical placement and will be a Fail for the unit.

Important: A maximum of three (3) attempts at completing the Practical Assessment of Clinical Skills, Progress Notes  and Online Calculation Test will be permitted. Should you not achieve the required standard by the third attempt you will not be eligible to complete the clinical placement component of NURS12156 and the CQUniversity Work-Integrated Learning/Student Placements policy and procedures will be enacted.

The Clinical Portfolio consists of five (5) online activities, all of which must be completed to a pass level. These activities are:

• Activity 1 - Cultural Safety – Cultural Awareness Passport

• Activity 2 - Principles of Infection Prevention and Control

• Activity 3 - Medication Safety 2018 – 7 certificates and 2 case studies

• Activity 4 - Blood Safe - Clinical Transfusion Practice

• Activity 5 - Inpatient Medication Charts – Adult and Paediatrics.

Certificates of Achievement with a 2018 date of completion for all five (5) online activities must be uploaded to the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site by the due date.

The five (5) activities that make up the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 portfolio are:

• Activity 1 - Cultural Safety - Cultural Awareness Passport http://www.cultureawarenessporthealth.com.au/

• Activity 2 - Principles of Infection Prevention and Control http://infectionprevention.e3learning.com.au/

• Activity 3 - Medication Safety 2018 - all 7 modules and 2 case study (Mr F & Mr L) need to be completed. Each module and case study is accompanied by a certificate of completion. http://learn.nps.org.au/mod/page/view.php?id=4277

• Activity 4 - Blood Safe - Clinical Transfusion Practice http://www.bloodsafelearning.org.au

• Activity 5 - Inpatient medication charts – adult and paediatrics. http://learn.nps.org.au/mod/page/view.php?id=4278

Important – point 4.62 of the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedures (Higher Education Coursework states – “In non-graded (pass/fail) units, all assessment tasks must be submitted by the due date. Students who fail a single assessment task in a pass/fail unit, or who fail a pass/fail component of a graded unit will be deemed to have failed that unit.”

Please note – The second attempt at Assessment 2 - Portfolio will only be available to students who submit their assessment by the due date.

For further information please see the introductory video on NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site.

Assessment 3 consists of three parts

Part A - Clinical Learning Goals

Establish and record a minimum of three (3) Clinical Learning Goals to be achieved during your clinical placement. Link each clinical learning goal to one of NURS12156 Unit Learning Outcomes. You need to ensure your clinical learning goals are inline with the SMART Goal setting framework. An example is provided on the Unit Moodle site. You then need to develop and document a plan outlining how you will achieve the stated Clinical Learning Goals. Your Clinical Learning Goals are to be shared with your off-campus Facilitator/Preceptor on the first day of placement. Maximum 500 words

Part B - The 2018 Competency Performance Assessment

The 2018 Competency Performance Assessment requires the completion of 120 clinical hours and demonstration of your ability to perform the nursing role within your scope of practice as measured against the NMBA competencies outlined in the 2018 Competency Performance Assessment document. The required hours of clinical practice must be completed in entirety and a pass grade received in order to be eligible for a pass grade for this Unit. Please see the CQUniversity Clinical Placement Attendance policy for further information.

Part C - Reflection on Learning

The development of resilience is important to learning in the clinical setting as it prepares you to be a strong, creative and forward-thinking nurse. This section of Assessment 3 asks that you reflect on a moment that was personally difficult for you and consider how resilient you were during your clinical placement for NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2

To complete your Reflection on Learning you need to:

    1. Select one of the reflection models available on the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site to use as a framework for your reflection

    2. In no more than 200 words identify and describe a situation or moment that was difficult for you during clinical placement.

    3. View the three resources on resilience available on the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site.

    4. Consider the content of the resources when preparing your reflection paper and answer the following questions during your reflection:

        a) What personal strengths did I draw upon to help me during this stressful time while on clinical placement?

        b) What personal coping skills did I use effectively to manage the stressful situations during this clinical placement?

        c) What did I do when on clinical placement that helped to contribute to a happy, collaborative atmosphere?

        d) What other personal and social resilience strategies could I use in the future to prevent, deal with, or change stressful situations and succeed in future clinical placements?

Please use examples from your clinical placement to support your reflections and include references where applicable to support your resilience-focused nursing actions. Please ensure you maintain confidentiality of any person or facility. Be sure to introduce the reflection model and use headings from the reflection model throughout your paper. The reflection model used should be included in your reference list.

Maximum 1200 words

Part A - Clinical Learning Goals

To achieve a pass for your Clinical Learning Goals you must meet the following criteria:

1. Establishment and recording of a minimum of three (3) SMART Clinical Learning Goals that reflect the Unit content and are inline with the learning outcomes of NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2.

2. Address potential strategies to achieve your Clinical Learning Goals.

3. Achieve the required word limit (+/-10%) – maximum word count – 500 words.

Part B - 2018 Competency Performance Assessment

The assessment criteria in the 2018 Competency Performance Tool is based on the NMBA competencies. Assessment criteria and performance standards for the 2018 Competency Performance Assessment includes:

1. Completion of 120 hours of clinical practicum,

2. A self-assessment of your own clinical performance against the NMBA competency standards at both Formative and Summative stages of the practicum and;

3. Assessment and recording of your performance by the identified Facilitator/Preceptor at both Formative and Summative stages of the practicum. Further information on the assessment criteria is outlined in the '2018 Competency Performance Assessment' available of the Clinical Moodle site.

Please note: You will receive ongoing feedback during your clinical placement as part of your formative assessment. This is to provide you with an opportunity for further development prior to your summative assessment at the end of your clinical placement. If you are not meeting satisfactory practice standards at any point of the placement, a support plan will be implemented in an effort to assist you to satisfactorily meet requirements. Unsatisfactory behaviours which jeopardise the safety of people in your care or that do not adhere with the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, Code of Professional Conduct, Code of Ethics, Professional Boundaries and/or Social Media Policy criteria may result in you being removed from placement. If you do not meet each standard at a pass level you will be a fail for the Unit.

Please see the CQUniversity Work-Integrated Learning/Student Placements policy and procedures on the Unit Moodle site for further information.

Part C - Reflection on Learning

To achieve a pass for your Reflection on Learning you must ensure you meet each of the 16 points on the assessment check list/marking guide available on the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site.

Please note - The check list/marking guide that will be used to assess your Clinical Learning Goals, Competency Performance Assessment Tool and Reflection on Learning is available on the Unit Moodle site.

Important – point 4.62 of the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedures (Higher Education Coursework states – “In non-graded (pass/fail) units, all assessment tasks must be submitted by the due date. Students who fail a single assessment task in a pass/fail unit, or who fail a pass/fail component of a graded unit will be deemed to have failed that unit.”

Please note – The second attempt at Part A or C of this assessment will only be available to students who submit their assessment by the due date.