Overview
Working within the nursing laboratory and a variety of health care settings, you will develop knowledge and abilities in biopsychosocial assessment, planning, delivery and the evaluation of nursing care in meeting the needs of individuals and families adapting to long term alterations in health at all stages of the lifespan. You will be expected to function within the scope of practice of a nursing student in accordance with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) competencies during the compulsory three (3) day residential school or timetabled internal nursing laboratories as well as 160 hours of clinical placement, 80 hours sub-acute and 80 hours community care.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisite NURS13134 Community Nursing Perspectives Pre-requisites NURS12158 Clinical Nursing Practice 3 BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology NURS12157 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing NURS12156 Clinical Nusing Practice 2 or NURS11156 Acute Nursing Management NURS12154 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice or NURS12151 Pharmacology for Nurses NURS11158 Evidence Informed Practice or NHLT12001 Evidence Informed Practice
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 1 - 2020
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 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 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 Staff and student evaluations
Some students expressed that although the summative quiz is a good learning tool, there were multiple answers and these were not worded correctly.
Provide example of quiz questions on the Moodle site prior to attempting quiz. Ensure the quiz has been further reviewed by assessment committee and academics to ensure clarity and aligns with prescribed text.
Feedback from Student evaluations
Assessment items were valuable and will benefit my future learning practice and assisted at seeking job prospects for post graduate positions. Some assessment items however were delayed
Continue to make small improvements with Portfolio assessment. To ensure all assessment items are delivered to all students on the date specified and align with appropriate marking rubric.
Feedback from Student evaluations
Residential school was well run and supportive teaching staff to aid in a smooth transition to clinical placement
To continue to ensure communication across all campus teaching staff is instilled and provide a continued valuable learning experience to the student in preparation for clinical practice. This was a noticeable improvement from 2018 comments.
- Integrate cultural competence and advanced communication skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, carers and members of the multidisciplinary care team to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Apply the principles of patient safety and quality to the nursing process to deliver evidenced based, person centred nursing care to individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health
- Evaluate health promotion models at a local, national and international level that are used by nurses to support the health and wellness of individuals, families and carers
- Function within legal and ethical frameworks and scope of practice of a nursing student in accordance with Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) competencies when caring for individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health.
The Learning outcomes are linked to the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Standards for registered nurses and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia competencies.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 0% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 0% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Skills in Clinical Nursing
Edition: 1 (2016)
Authors: Berman, Audrey; Snyder, Shirlee ; Levett-Jones,
Pearson
Australia
ISBN: 9781486011971
Binding: Spiral
Additional Textbook Information
Copies are available for purchase at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
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t.simes@cqu.edu.au
a.monson@cqu.edu.au
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l.wirihana@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Welcome and Overview to NURS13133
Preparation for Residential or Internal Classes
Clinical placement Infomation
Resources
Contact details for Unit Coordinators as per Moodle
Scheduled zoom meeting dates
Assessment information
Chapter
Prescribed textbook and resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make your self familiar with the Moodle site, prepare for week 1 Medication Administration AND Pharmacology and the activity for the zoom session.
Students who have an upcoming residential school, please refer to the learning manual under "residential school on the Moodle site" and read through to prepare for the residential school. This includes reviewing wound care, all clinical skills, central line management, and aseptic technique and practicing medication calculations. https://ilearn.kineoportal.com.au/
Module/Topic
Medication Administration & Pharmacology
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Scheduled zoom meetings have scheduled for the term. Please check under scheduled zoom meetings in the Moodle site for dates and times and times.
Prepare for week 2 for wound management guest speaker. Revise your wound management skills in Berman et al. (2017)
Module/Topic
Clinical skills revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Scheduled zoom - guest speaker "wound care and management".
Prepare for Week 3, and begin reading the resources and information for communication within the community context.
Module/Topic
Communication within the community context
Chapter
Read the green book - module (and link to resources on the Moodle site about Communication within the community context).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who have an upcoming residential school, please refer to the learning manual under "residential school on the Moodle site" and read through to prepare for the residential school. This includes reviewing wound care, all clinical skills, central line management, and aseptic technique and practicing medication calculations http://ilearn.e3.learning.com.au/.
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reminder Assessment 4 due 29th April, 1700hrs
Vacation week is coming up, enjoy the break or if you are on placement, the unit coordinators will be in contact weekly.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
Module/Topic
Health Promotion
Chapter
Read the green book - module (and link to resources on the Moodle site about Health promotion).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Healthy ageing
Chapter
Read the green book (and link to resources on the Moodle site about Healthy Ageing).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
PORTFOLIO Due: Week 7 Wednesday (29 Apr 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Role of the nurse in the community
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Please join the unit coordinators for a catch up to discuss your placement and any concerns.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
Module/Topic
No additional content
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
Module/Topic
Graduate nurse application discussions
Unit wrap up
Evaluation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
Module/Topic
No additional content
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students who are beginning placement, you will receive an email from one of the unit coordinators identifying themselves as your contact and support person whilst you are on clinical placement. Please familiarise your self with the new electronic ANSAT information on the WIL site. The link to the WIL site is provided under assessment 3 in the Moodle.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
For those students completing exams this week, all the very best and good luck!.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical Assessment
Assessment One – Practical Assessment of Clinical skills
- You will be required to complete a simulated health assessment on a client in the community health care setting focussing on one of three clinical scenarios (Diabetes/wound care, asthma, hypertension & Obesity)
- You will be allowed 20 minutes to complete this assessment
Clinical Skills Assessment marking tool - Your clinical assessor will collect your clinical skills assessment marking tool and send to the unit coordinators – DO NOT UPLOAD this form. Please take a copy for your own record. Progress notes • Only progress notes to be uploaded under assessment one for marking. • Please complete and upload progress notes within 3 days after the completion of your clinical skills assessment • Your progress notes will be assessed by one of the coordinators using a marking rubric. Please see an example progress notes and rubric under assessment one in the Moodle site
• You will be advised immediately after the assessment if you have been successful/unsuccessful in completing the clinical scenario • You will have three attempts at completing the clinical scenario • If you are deemed unsafe on your first attempt, you will be provided with an additional two (2) opportunities to achieve a Pass • If you require a second attempt and pass, you will proceed to clinical placement with a learning support plan to support your ongoing clinical practice
This assessment will include:
1. A simulation activity of the care you provided to a client in the community applying an accumulation of the skills learned and developed from the NURS13133 content and residential school clinical learning sessions
2. Completion of ISBAR handover
3. Completion of progress notes
The clinical skills assessment marking tool is aligned with:- The National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS) 2nd edition,
- The Patient Safety Competency Framework for Nursing Students and,
- The Guide to Community National Standards (2016)
To achieve a pass (safe to practice) using the clinical skills assessment marking tool (see examples under residential school resources) you are required to meet the following assessment criteria:
- Partnering with Consumers (standard 2) - therapeutic relationships, respectful communication
- Preventing & Controlling Healthcare-associated infection (Standard 3) Hand hygiene and aseptic technique
- Medication Safety (standard 4)- safe administration of medication
- Comprehensive Care standard (standard 5) – provide education and health assessment
- Communicating for safety standard (standard 6)- ISBAR handover, documentation & progress notes using SOAPIE framework
- Integrate cultural competence and advanced communication skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, carers and members of the multidisciplinary care team to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Apply the principles of patient safety and quality to the nursing process to deliver evidenced based, person centred nursing care to individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health
- Function within legal and ethical frameworks and scope of practice of a nursing student in accordance with Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) competencies when caring for individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Students are required to achieve 100% in an online Medsafe calculation test (that includes a clinical case study). The calculations test will be conducted on the first day of the residential school or on-campus clinical learning session.
The online Medsafe calculation test certificate must be uploaded to the Moodle site under assessment two within three (3) working days after completion of on-campus residential school or clinical learning sessions
Assessment results will be uploaded on Moodle within 21 days of submission of the documentation.
- Students will be assessed against the online Medsafe calculation test that includes a clinical case study using Medsafe portal http://ilearn.e3.learning.com.au/.
- Integrate cultural competence and advanced communication skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, carers and members of the multidisciplinary care team to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Evaluate health promotion models at a local, national and international level that are used by nurses to support the health and wellness of individuals, families and carers
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Professional Practice Placement
To complete 160 clinical placement hours and demonstrate your ability to satisfactorily perform the Registered Nurse (RN) role within your scope of practice. Your performance will be measured against the NMBA Registered nurse standards for practice (2016) as outlined in the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT) document.
The ANSAT documents are located in the 'forms' section electronically in SONIA.
Please see the link below to view the Formative and Summative Assessments available on the WIL Moodle site:
Please follow these instructions on how to complete your ANSAT.
Important
Withdrawal from placement
Please note the following clause from the CQU WIL Policy and Procedure
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.
Please see the link below to view the Formative and Summative Assessments available on the WIL Moodle site:
Please follow these instructions on how to complete your ANSAT.
Important
Withdrawal from placement
Please note the following clause from the CQU WIL Policy and Procedure
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.
BN Formative ANSAT is due at or before mid-way through your placement .BN Summative ANSAT is due towards the end of your placement.
Clinical Placement assessment results will be uploaded on Moodle within 21 days of submission of your ANSAT documentation.
The assessment criteria in the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT) is based on the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016). Further information on the assessment criteria is outlined in the ANSAT available on the Work-integrated Learning Moodle site. You are required:
1. To complete 160 hours of clinical placement.
2. To reflect on your practice daily, and submit a formal self- reflections at the Formative and Summative assessment points in alignment with the ANSAT.
3. To complete an ANSAT assessment with your assessor at both Formative and Summative stages.
4. You are required to record your clinical hours at the end of each shift on the CQU Attendance Record. This needs to be verified/ countersigned each shift by the RN you have worked with. The log of hours will need to be uploaded into uploaded to NURS 13133 Moodle site no later than 3 days after the completion of the placement. You will also need to complete the electronic timesheet in Sonia.
If you do not meet each ANSAT criteria at a satisfactory level at Summative assessment, you will receive a fail for the Unit.
Placement Procedures and Policy
Professional practice
If you are not meeting satisfactory practice standards at any point in the placement, a meeting will be scheduled with the facilitator, yourself and the unit coordinator to discuss your progress. A support plan may be implemented to assist you in meeting ANSAT criteria satisfactorily. An unsatisfactory performance which jeopardises the safety of people in your care or that do not adhere to 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. Please refer to Work-integrated Learning-Student Placement Policy & Procedure that can be found on the WIL Moodle site.
The required hours of clinical practice must be completed in entirety and with a satisfactory ANSAT summative to be eligible for a pass grade for this Unit. Please see the CQUniversity Clinical Placement Attendance policy for further information.
2. To reflect on your practice daily, and submit a formal self- reflections at the Formative and Summative assessment points in alignment with the ANSAT.
3. To complete an ANSAT assessment with your assessor at both Formative and Summative stages.
4. You are required to record your clinical hours at the end of each shift on the CQU Attendance Record. This needs to be verified/ countersigned each shift by the RN you have worked with. The log of hours will need to be uploaded into uploaded to NURS 13133 Moodle site no later than 3 days after the completion of the placement. You will also need to complete the electronic timesheet in Sonia.
If you do not meet each ANSAT criteria at a satisfactory level at Summative assessment, you will receive a fail for the Unit.
Placement Procedures and Policy
Professional practice
If you are not meeting satisfactory practice standards at any point in the placement, a meeting will be scheduled with the facilitator, yourself and the unit coordinator to discuss your progress. A support plan may be implemented to assist you in meeting ANSAT criteria satisfactorily. An unsatisfactory performance which jeopardises the safety of people in your care or that do not adhere to 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. Please refer to Work-integrated Learning-Student Placement Policy & Procedure that can be found on the WIL Moodle site.
The required hours of clinical practice must be completed in entirety and with a satisfactory ANSAT summative to be eligible for a pass grade for this Unit. Please see the CQUniversity Clinical Placement Attendance policy for further information.
- Integrate cultural competence and advanced communication skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, carers and members of the multidisciplinary care team to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Apply the principles of patient safety and quality to the nursing process to deliver evidenced based, person centred nursing care to individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health
- Function within legal and ethical frameworks and scope of practice of a nursing student in accordance with Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) competencies when caring for individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Portfolio
The professional portfolio consists of all three (3) activities
- Activity 1. Professional Evidence
- Activity 2. Application letter
- Activity 3. Written response to answer the selection criteria
Activity 1
Professional Evidence
Your task:
1. Include 3 relevant pieces of evidence that will support your clinical practice as a student nurse. 2. Please choose only three (3) from the following: 1. Most recent medication safety certificate of completion (100%); 2. Principles of infection prevention and control, 3. Hand hygiene – A Nursing and Midwifery online learning module 4. Cultural safety. –Cultural Awareness Passport – First Peoples Health 3. These certificates must have been completed within the last 12months. If you have completed these within the 12 months, these can be uploaded. 4. If you have NOT completed these certificates within the last 12 months you MUST complete these certificates. Choose only 3. 5. Please see the link to The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to complete Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention and Control. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/infection-prevention-and-control/national-hand-hygiene-initiative-nhhi/online-learning#online-learner-registration 6. Medication Safety Certificate: completed at residential school or internal class 7. Cultural Safety - https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/first-peoples-health-unit/e-learning-initiative
Activity 2
Application Letter
Your task:
1. Write a professional and concise application letter to persuade the employer that you are the best candidate for the position
2. Maximum 300 words in length
Your application letter should include; opening paragraph, your name, position you are applying for, and why you are applying to that organisation (research the facility). Middle paragraphs; promote your self with identified skills, experience, knowledge, achievement. Final paragraph; confirm your suitability and reiterate your interest. Refer to your enclosed resume (you do not need to upload your resume for this assessment) and any other information they have asked you to upload i.e, transcript). Please see the link to an example cover letter.
Activity 3
Written response to answer the selection criteria
This task is to provide you with the skills to address the criteria your employer requests in their position advertisement. Many organisation use selection criteria in their recruitment process. However, some organisations have different recruitment styles so please ensure you read the requirements for applications very carefully.
Note: a good tip to address the selection criteria is to refer to the job description or research a graduate nursing position to identify how the required skills and/or knowledge are used. This will inform you about the most appropriate examples to use.
Your task
To provide a written response to two selection criteria
1. Please choose two (2) selection criteria from the list below to demonstrate your, accountability, skills, experience and knowledge as a registered nurse.
2. Choose two selection criteria
| SC1Demonstrated ability that supports and respects team members, communicating effectively and demonstrating a commitment to the team SC2 Good time management skills and the ability to demonstrate tact and ethical behaviour SC3 Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills SC4 Demonstrated ability to delivers a high level of patient-centered service to exceed patients' expectations. SC5 A demonstrated ability to manage, self reflect and evaluate your own performance as a registered nurse |
The STAR methodology may help you to structure your response to the selection criteria. By answering each question, you will have the type of answer the employer is looking for: this, specific, evidence-based and action orientated.
'STAR' methodology
S Situation
Describe a brief outline of the situation
T Task
Provide details of your responsibilities and the task that you performed in a particular situation.
A Action
Demonstrate how you responded and the action/s you undertook to achieve the situation
R Result
Explain the impact you made and the outcomes from your actions
Week 7 Wednesday (29 Apr 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Submit to the unit Moodle site under assessment 4.
The Portfolio results will be uploaded on Moodle within 21 working days of submission of the documentation to the unit Moodle site.
1. All 3 activities must be completed to a pass level as per the portfolio making guide before a pass grade can be awarded. Should you not receive a pass in the first submission, you are eligible to resubmit a second attempt. Please note – only two attempts at completing this assessment will be permitted.
2. Should you not pass the final attempt at this assessment you will receive a FAIL for NURS13133.
3. A detailed marking rubric is available to guide your response to your application letter and response to selection criteria. To review please click the link below or view on the NURS13133 Moodle site under assessment two.
Please note:
1. For an assessment extension request, please go to the assessment extension request toolbar on the NURS13133 on the Moodle page.
- Integrate cultural competence and advanced communication skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, carers and members of the multidisciplinary care team to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Apply the principles of patient safety and quality to the nursing process to deliver evidenced based, person centred nursing care to individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health
- Function within legal and ethical frameworks and scope of practice of a nursing student in accordance with Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) competencies when caring for individuals, families and carers experiencing long term alterations in health.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
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?
