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 progress notes using the SOAPIE framework. 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. If you are not successful on the 3rd attempt, you will not be able to proceed to clinical placement and will be a Fail for the unit.

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 – 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 3 days of completing your on-campus learning sessions. This certificate must have the date on which you sat the test on-campus.

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

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 5 rights of medication administration, 3 checks and 3 patient identifiers.

• 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 (SOAPIE framework to be used), 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. Please note - Progress note submission must be accompanied by a Progress note self evaluation checklist/marking guide provided on the Moodle site.

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 six (6) 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 2019 – 7 certificates and 2 case studies

• Activity 4 - Blood Safe - Clinical Transfusion Practice

• Activity 5 - Inpatient Medication Charts – Adult.

• Activity 6 - Inpatient Medication Charts – Paediatrics.

Certificates of Achievement with a 2019 date of completion for all six (6) online activities must be uploaded to the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site by the due date.

The six (6) activities that make up the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 portfolio are:

• Activity 1 - Cultural Safety - Cultural Awareness Passport https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/first-peoples-health-unit/e-learning-initiative

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

• Activity 3 - Medication Safety 2019 - 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. http://learn.nps.org.au/mod/page/view.php?id=4278

• Activity 6 - Inpatient medication charts – paediatrics. http://learn.nps.org.au/mod/page/view.php?id=4278

Please see NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site under the Assessment tab for further information, including a checklist for assessment 2 that needs to be submitted with completed certificates.

Please note – The second attempt at Assessment 2 - Portfolio will only be available to students who submit their assessment by the due date. Please see the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedures (Higher Education).

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

Assessment 3 consists of three parts.

Part A – Setting Clinical Learning Goals

Establish and record a minimum of three (3) Clinical Learning Goals to be achieved during your clinical placement. One of these goals must relate to how you will build resilience during your clinical placement.

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 need to use the SMART goal framework to develop your clinical learning goals that reflect unit content and are inline with the learning outcomes of NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2. You need to show how you will achieve your clinical learning goals. Your Clinical Learning Goals are to be shared with your off-campus Facilitator/Preceptor on the first day of placement. Maximum 600 words.

Part B – Reflection on Clinical Learning Goals

At the completion of your clinical placement you are required to reflect on how successful your were at achieving your goals.

To achieve this you are required 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. View the three resources on resilience available on the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site.

3. Using the information in the resources and the reflection model you are required to reflect on your three learning goals. You need to be sure to discuss the resilience strategies implemented to achieve your goals. Maximum 1000 words

Part C - The 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT

The 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT 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 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT. In addition you are required to meet the minimum requirements for NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2. The minimum requirements documents is available on the Unit Moodle site. 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.

IMPORTANT

CQU WIL Policy and Procedures states: 4.51 Students who do not formally withdraw or notify their Unit Coordinator and who do not participate in an allocated WIL activity may receive a Fail grade. Students may also be required to pay a WIL activity forfeiture fee as specified in the unit profile or other pre-enrolment course/unit information made available to the student.  For further information please see CQU WIL Policy and Procedures: https://staffnet.cqu.edu.au/tools-resources/policies/Documents/Work-Integrated%20Learning%20Policy%20and%20Procedure.pdf.

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. One of these learning goals must be on resilience and how you plan to build your resilience during your clinical placement

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

3. Achieve the required word limit (+/-10%) – maximum word count – 600 words.

Part B - Reflection on Clinical Learning Goals

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

Part C - 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT

The assessment criteria in the 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT is based on the NMBA competencies and the minimum requirements for clinical placement available on the NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 Moodle site. Assessment criteria and performance standards for the 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT includes:

1. Completion of 120 hours of clinical practicum,

2. Complete the self assessment in the 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT 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 '2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT ' available of the Clinical Moodle site.

4. Meeting of minimum requirements for clinical placement for NURS12156 Clinical Nursing Practice 2.

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 yourself, others or 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.

Please note - The check list/marking guide that will be used to assess your Clinical Learning Goals, Reflection on Learning and 2019 Clinical Placement ANSAT available on the Unit Moodle site. Using the checklist/marking guide you are required to undertake a self assessment prior to submission of your work. This checklist must be submitted with your assessment 3 documents.

Please note – The second attempt at Part A or B of this assessment will only be available to students who submit their assessment by the due date. Please see CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedures (Higher Education).