Overview
The accreditation requirements for this course state that NURS13145 must be commenced and completed within the final six months of your enrolment in the Bachelor of Nursing course. Please be aware that if you receive a fail grade in any other unit during your final term, you will be required to repeat both the failed unit and NURS13145. This is necessary to ensure you meet the accreditation standards for course completion. You will apply the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered nurse standards for practice (2016). You will continue to explore the importance of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017) and apply the Patient Safety Competency Framework (PSCF) (Levett-Jones et al., 2017). You will be expected to identify risks and recognise and respond appropriately to the deteriorating patient in the simulated and clinical environment. You will work within your scope of practice using the decision-making framework (NMBA, 2020). You are required to participate in a compulsory four (4) day residential school prior to attending professional experience placement for this unit. This unit includes a 240-hour block professional experience placement to consolidate your knowledge, skills, and experiences prior to being deemed eligible for registration as a nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). You must meet specific mandatory health, safety and security requirements to be eligible to attend each professional experience placement. Professional experience placements may be limited in your community, and you may be placed in other locations. Please be prepared financially and personally to cover the costs of relocating for placements. Due to the limited availability of placements, some block placements have start and/or end dates that fall outside standard term dates.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisites: NURS13144 Preparation for Practice as a Registered Nurse OR NURS13135 The Professional Nurse Pre-requisites: 120 credit points within the CL91 Bachelor of Nursing course NURS13142 Professional Experience Placement 4 and NURS13141 Acute Alterations in Health in Complex Care Environments OR NURS12158 Clinical Nursing Practice 3 NURS13139 Building Professional Resilience in Nursing and NURS13140 Law and Ethical Considerations in the Profession of Nursing OR NURS13134 Community Nursing Perspectives NURS12163 Chronic Health and Community Care and NURS12164 Professional Experience Placement 3 OR NURS13133 Clinical Nursing Practice 4 NURS12162 Mental Health Nursing with Professional Experience Placement OR NURS12157 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing BIOH12011 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 and BIOH12012 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 OR BIOH11006 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, NURS12154 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice and BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology NURS12160 Alterations in Health OR NURS12155 Medical-Surgical Nursing NURS12165 Evidence to Inform Nursing Practice OR NURS11158 Evidence Informed Nursing Practice This unit must be completed in the final term of CL91 Bachelor of Nursing
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 - 2026
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).
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 In-class Feedback.
Students enjoyed the learning opportunities of the multiple-patient scenarios within residential school.
Continue incorporating multiple-patient scenarios to enhance students' teamwork, time management, prioritisation, and communication skills. These scenarios provide a realistic environment that prepares students for effective clinical practice and collaborative patient care.
Feedback from 2023 SUTE Unit Feedback.
"This was my favourite Res School. I enjoyed how all of our knowledge was consolidated, and we had the opportunity to work on skills that we individually felt we needed more practice on."
Continue providing deliberate practice sessions to address individual learning needs effectively. These sessions allow students to focus on specific skills and competencies, fostering confidence and competence through targeted, self-paced practice.
Feedback from Unit Coordinators.
It is recommended to continue supporting students on clinical placement through regular phone calls, timely emails, and 360° meetings involving students, clinical assessors, and unit coordinators to address any performance concerns as they arise.
This ongoing support enhances students' placement experience by providing real-time feedback, addressing learning needs promptly, and ensuring consistent communication among all parties involved. These measures help students remain on track with their learning objectives, fostering a supportive and responsive learning environment on placement.
Feedback from In-class Feedback.
Students highly valued the career planning session in residential school, which included practical interview practice, insights into graduate year expectations, and guidance from CQU Careers.
Maintain the career planning session as a key component of residential school. This session prepares students for transition to the workforce by enhancing their interview skills, providing essential information about the graduate year, and connecting them with valuable career resources.
- Apply the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice in the physical and psychosocial assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of people in nursing practice, to your clinical practice.
- Consolidate knowledge, skills and attitudes to demonstrate the professional attributes of a registered nurse
- Recognise, respond and appropriately manage the deteriorating patient
- Demonstrate safe decision making and prioritisation of nursing care
- Recognise risk and implement strategies to ensure safety
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with people, including members of the interdisciplinary health care team, to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of safe supply and administration of non-parenteral and parenteral medication.
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
Teaching, supervising and assessing
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
Clinical governance
Partnering with consumers
Preventing and Controlling healthcare-associated infection
Medication safety
Comprehensive care
Communicating for safety
Blood management
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
Feedback and complaints
Human resources
Organisation governance
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 0% | |||||||
| 2 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Textbooks
Skills in Clinical Nursing
- 2nd Australian Edition (2021)
- Authors: Berman, A. S., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., & Burton, T. (2022). Skills in Clinical Nursing (2nd Adaptation Edition).
- Pearson Australia a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd.
- Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- ISBN: 9780655700548
Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing
- Edition: 5th (2020)
- Authors: S. Snyder, T. Levett-Jones, A. Burston, T. Dwyer, M. Hales, N. Harvey, L. Moxham, T. Langtree, K. Reid-Searl, F. Rolf, D. Stanley
- Pearson Education
- Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- ISBN: 1488626596
LeMone and Burke’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care
- Edition: 4th (2020)
- Authors: P. LeMone, G. Bauldoff, P. Gubrud-Howe, M. Carno, T. Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer, L. Moxham, K. Reid-Searl, K. Berry, K. Carville, M Hales, N. Knox, D. Stanley
- Hoboken: Pearson Education Australia
- Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- ISBN: 9781488623271
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Academic Learning Centre services
- Microsoft Word
- Zoom account (Free)
- Zoom app on your smart phone or access to Zoom on your laptop
- Sonia Online
- CQUniversity Library Nursing/Midwifery/Social Work Resources
- Australian Standards (through CQU library)
- CQU library search tools
- CQU Library search engines for research articles
- CQU Library Resources
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.
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Week -2 to Week 12
Begin Date: 21 Jun 2026Module/Topic
- Professional Experience Placement 5 (NURS13145)
- NURS13145 Residential Schools will commence on Sunday the 21st June 2026 (-2 Week) and continue until Saturday, 16th of August 2026 (Week 5) across campuses.
- Following your compulsory Residential School, you will complete 240 (and any remaining practicum outstanding) hours of Clinical Placement.
Chapter
- Review the NURS13145 Moodle site and click on all the links.
- Ensure you complete all Pre-Brief Learning Activities before attending your assigned residential school. These are found under the 'Residential School' tile in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Welcome and Introduction information is located in the Orientation and Learning Community tiles of the NURS13145 Moodle page.
- Foundations of Academic Integrity
Program: Complete your annual
program. - Announcement and Discussion Forums – Check for posts and updates.
- Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important communications. - Assessment: Review the assessment tasks and make a study plan.
- Assessment 1 will occur during your assigned residential school.
- Assessment 2 will occur during your professional experience placement.
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- Please refer to Sonia for details about your placement dates and location.
Week 2
Begin Date: 20 Jul 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 3
Begin Date: 27 Jul 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Census Date is next week. If you
are struggling, please contact your
Unit Coordinator for help. - Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 4
Begin Date: 03 Aug 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Census Date – Tuesday Week 4
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 5
Begin Date: 10 Aug 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 6
Begin Date: 17 Aug 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 24 Aug 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 7
Begin Date: 31 Aug 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 8
Begin Date: 07 Sep 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 9
Begin Date: 14 Sep 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 10
Begin Date: 21 Sep 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 11
Begin Date: 28 Sep 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Student Unit and Teaching
Evaluation survey – We encourage
you to provide feedback about
your unit and teaching experiences
in this unit. The survey opens
Week 11 and closes one week
before release of grades. - Announcement and Discussion
Forums – Check for posts and
updates. - Student email – Check your
student email at least twice per
week for important
communications.
Week 12
Begin Date: 05 Oct 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Student Unit and Teaching
Evaluation survey – Please
complete the unit evaluation survey.
Congratulations on completing Professional Experience Placement 5. For many of you, this represents the culmination of your Bachelor of Nursing studies. We wish you all the very best as you transition into practice and begin your career as a Registered Nurse.
Exam Week
Begin Date: 12 Oct 2026Module/Topic
NIL
Chapter
NIL
Events and Submissions/Topic
NIL
Vacation/Exam Week
Begin Date: 19 Oct 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
As this unit is offered online and face-to-face as a blended delivery, students are asked to prepare their own individual study plan to undertake self-led and self-directed study throughout the term. A key to your success is a strategic self-directed approach to learning and regular contact with your Unit Coordinators. Please check the Moodle Discussion forum at least twice a week. We will communicate any announcements about the unit throughout the term. Reviewing this information is essential to unit knowledge and your success. CQUniversity communicates with students through CQUniversity email. We recommend that you access your CQUniversity email at least twice a week so that you do not miss vital information about your studies.
1 In-class Test(s)
Aim
The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate your ability to perform maths, medication calculations, and your understanding of medication safety.
You have a maximum of three attempts to complete the quiz. Your first attempt will occur on the second day of your PEP 5 Residential School. If required, your second and third attempts will be held on day three and day four of your residential school. Prior to completing second and third attempts, you must undertake remediation by completing learning packages and practice quiz. These learning packages are available on the Maths Central platform on Nursing Central. It is your responsibility to complete this between each attempt.
Instructions
Please refer to the assessment task instructions on the NURS13145 Moodle site.
Academic Integrity
You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time. This assessment requires students to adhere to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity. No Generative AI use is permitted in the completion of this assignment. You must not use AI tools or technology to produce substantive content.
Level of GenAI use allowed:
- Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
Extensions
- Not available as per policy
- The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment
Minimum Pass Criteria:
- You must achieve 100% to pass this assessment.
- You must pass this assessment to progress to professional experience placement.
- To pass this unit, you are required to achieve a pass grade in both assessments.
- Supplementary assessment is not available as per policy for Work Integrated Learning Units.
Resources
Medication formulae can be used to assist you in your calculations. You may also use a calculator, pen/pencil, and blank paper. Calculator applications on mobile phones or any other smart device with internet access will not be permitted during this assessment.
You will undertake your first attempt of this assessment on day two of residential school.
Results for the quiz will be available immediately after the attempt is complete.
This is a Pass/Fail assessment. For this assessment, you must obtain 100% to pass, and you will be provided with 3 attempts to achieve this. Moodle will provide you with your score (out of 100%) at the submission of your quiz.
- Apply the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice in the physical and psychosocial assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of people in nursing practice, to your clinical practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of safe supply and administration of non-parenteral and parenteral medication.
2 Professional Practice Placement
Aim
The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate your ability to successfully embed learning from this unit into Professional Experience Placement as a third year, graduating Bachelor of Nursing student. Your Professional Experience Placement (PEP) is assessed within the Australian Nurse Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT). The ANSAT is a tool for you and your assessor to record, reflect on and discuss your clinical learning against the Registered Nurse Standards of Practice (NMBA).
Instructions:
Please refer to the assessment task instructions on the unit Moodle site.
Academic Integrity: You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time. This assessment requires students to adhere to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity. No Generative AI use is permitted in the completion of this assignment. You must not use AI tools or technology to produce substantive content.
Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
Extensions:
- Extensions to this assessment are not available as per policy.
- The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment
Minimum Pass Criteria:
- You must achieve a minimum grade of 3 for all ANSAT criteria to pass this assessment.
- To pass this unit, you are required to achieve a pass grade in all assessments.
- Supplementary assessment is not available as per policy for Work Integrated Learning Units.
You will be assessed against the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT). The Record of Attendance must be uploaded to the NURS13145 Moodle site no later than 3 days after completing placement.
Seven days after submission of the Record of Attendance and completion of Summative ANSAT.
Assessment Criteria
- Students are assessed against the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT). A copy of this is available to you through SONIA.
- Completion of 240 hours of Professional Experience Placement and achieve a score of 3 or higher on each criterion on the Summative ANSAT assessment.
- You are required to attempt and submit all assessment items in this unit.
Submission
- Submit a copy of your Record of Attendance to the submission area on the NURS13145 Moodle site at the completion of the last day of placement. If you have used an online timesheet in SONIA, please print this when you have completed your placement. Your finalised Record of Attendance must be submitted within three (3) days of completing your placement. Your grade will not be finalised until this step has been completed.
- You must engage in all learning resources in this Unit.
- Apply the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice in the physical and psychosocial assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of people in nursing practice, to your clinical practice.
- Consolidate knowledge, skills and attitudes to demonstrate the professional attributes of a registered nurse
- Recognise, respond and appropriately manage the deteriorating patient
- Demonstrate safe decision making and prioritisation of nursing care
- Recognise risk and implement strategies to ensure safety
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with people, including members of the interdisciplinary health care team, to facilitate positive health outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of safe supply and administration of non-parenteral and parenteral medication.
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?
