Overview
This unit continues from Advanced Nursing Practice 1. This unit will consolidate your knowledge of deviations from normal homeostatic mechanisms relevant to your chosen clinical specialisation using a person-centred approach. You will be able to validate your clinical decision making and problem solving in managing episodes of care. You will also analyse legal and bio-ethical issues relevant to clinical practice within your specialisation area.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: NURS20175 Advanced Practice for Registered Nurses 1
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 - 2021
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 6-credit Postgraduate 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.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
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- Review of Grade Procedure
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- Initiate patient management using best practice
- Evaluate clinical decision making through psycho-social and bio-ethical frameworks
- Critique therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches applicable to clinical specialisation
- Demonstrate advanced practice in specialisation
- Initiate change to improve patient care and clinical processes.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 2 - Case Study - 0% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 0% | ||||||||
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Textbooks
Health Assessment and Physical Examination
3rd Edition (2020)
Authors: Estes, M. E. Z., Calleja, P., Theobald, K., & Harvey, T.
Cengage Learning
South Melbourne , South Melbourne , , Victoria , , Australia
ISBN: 9780170426183
Binding: eBook
Pharmacology for Health Professionals
Edition: 5th (2018)
Authors: Bryant, B., & Knights, K., Rowland. A., & Darroch, S
Mosby Elsevier
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780729542753
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper text, you can purchase one at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).
An eBook version of the supplementary text can be purchased at the above link.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- CQUniversity library literature search tools
- CQUniversity Library Website (e-Journals)
- CQUniversity library all other resources
- CQUniversity Library Nursing 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.
h.metcalfe@cqu.edu.au
j.m.shaw@cqu.edu.au
a.baldwin@cqu.edu.au
p.calleja@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
TOPIC
- Introduction
- Outline of course and assessments
- Revision of standards of practice and regulations
- Pain and sleep assessment
Chapter
Readings
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day & time TBA
Welcome to Unit and Moodle site
Submit Artefact 1 - Curriculum Vitae to E-Portfolio by end of Week 1 - Friday 16th July 2021, 5 pm.
Module/Topic
TOPIC
Completing the health assessment of the complex patient in contemporary settings and using advanced clinical reasoning in the care of persons with real or potential skin integrity issues and wounds. Incorporating:
- Self-assessment of your practice
- Standards of practice
- Leading the clinical team
Chapter
Readings
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom - Weekly - day and time TBA
Forum discussion
Submit Artefact 2 - short academic writing activity to Moodle in Week 3 by Friday 30th July 2021, 5 pm.
Module/Topic
- Assessment of elimination plus
- Using evidence to support best practice
- Epidemiology - population diversity and condition prevalence in your community
- Developing guidelines for practice
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
ZOOM - Weekly day and time TBA
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
TOPIC
Completing the health assessment of the complex patient in contemporary settings, and using advanced clinical reasoning in the care of persons with real or potential elimination issues.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day & time TBA
Assessment 2: Case study.
Due date: Week 6: Wednesday 25th August 2021, 5 pm.
Case Study Due: Week 6 Wednesday (25 Aug 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
TOPIC
Part 1: Assessing movement and mobility
Part 2: Completing the health assessment of the complex patient in contemporary settings and using advanced clinical reasoning in the care of persons with mobilisation concerns.
Chapter
Readings
Events and Submissions/Topic
ZOOM - Weekly - day and time TBA
Discussion forum
Module/Topic
TOPIC
Part 1: Hygiene assessment
Part 2: Review of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and adopting a multidisciplinary approach to the care of persons in contemporary settings.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
ZOOM - Weekly - day and time TBA
Discussion forum
Module/Topic
TOPIC
Working within the multidisciplinary team
- providing effective clinical handover
- managing and reporting findings
- working as part of the clinical team.
Revision
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit corrected Specialty Proforma to Portfolium on Friday 1st October 2021, by 5 pm.
- Submit completed Specialty Standards Proforma to Moodle
- Ensure artefacts 1, 2 are uploaded to E-Portfolio
Professional Portfolio Due: Week 11 Friday (1 Oct 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Portfolio
Type: Written assessment
Due date: 5 pm (AEST) 1st October 2021 (Week 11)
Weighting: Pass/Fail
Length: 3000 words +/- 10%
Unit Coordinator: TBA
Learning Outcomes Assessed
1. Initiate patient management using best practice
2. Evaluate clinical decision making through psycho-social and bio-ethical frameworks
3. Critique therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches applicable to clinical specialisation
4. Demonstrate advanced practice in specialisation
5. Initiate change to improve patient care and clinical processes.
Aim
The aim of this assessment is to further add and update, artefacts to your professional portfolio to demonstrate your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and professional development in your specialty.
Assessment
For this assessment you will submit three artefacts to add to your Professional Portfolio (Portfolium). These artefacts demonstrate to the reader your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and professional development in specialty. The four artefacts required are below:
1. Artefact one - Curriculum Vitae (CV) – the CV provides a summary of your career covering your qualifications and experience and provides insight into your current professional associations and capabilities.
2. Artefact two – Academic writing activity Week 3 – the short academic writing activity demonstrates your knowledge of current/proposed advanced practice roles in your work area and your academic writing skills
3. Artefact three - Specialty Standards document – the standards document demonstrates your professionalism as a registered nurse in specialty.
Follow the steps below to finalise your artefacts and add them to your Portfolium.
Step 1: Identify your area of specialty practice and access the standards of your specialty by the end of Week 1 Friday 16th July 2021. These standards are available on Moodle or via your specialty professional organisation. If your specialty does not have standards of practice, please contact your Unit Convenor in Week 1.
Step 2: Access your E-Portfolio on Moodle by the end of Week 1 – 5pm (AEST) Friday 16th July 2021. Portfolium is your Professional Portfolio.
Step 3: Artefact 1 - Add your updated Curriculum Vitae to your Portfolium by the end of Week 1- 5pm (AEST) Friday 16th July 2021.
Step 4: Artefact 2 - Complete the short-academic writing activity that discusses the changing role of the registered nurse in your specialty and submit on Moodle no later than by the end of Week 3 – 5pm (AEST) Friday 30th July 2021.
Step 5: Artefact 3 - Using the given Specialty Standards Proforma, document how you have met the specialty, standards of practice with examples and supporting evidence/discussion. Please see exemplar standard below. Use artefacts one to three along with the literature, to inform the documentation of your specialty practice standards. The discussion should be substantiated with reference to the contemporary literature (last 10 years), with no less than 15 peer reviewed journals cited. The Specialty Standards document should be submitted via Moodle no later than the end of Week 11 – 5pm (AEST) Friday 1st October 2021.
Step 6: Ensure that Artefacts 1, 2 and 3 are added to your E-Portfolio no later than the end of Week 11 – 5pm (AEST) Friday 1st October 2021.
Step 7: Once Artefact 3 – the completed Specialty Standards document - has been marked and corrections have been made, it should then be added to your E- Portfolio before commencement of your following term of study.
Literature and references
In this assessment use at least 15 contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing.
Requirements
1. Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 1.5 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
2. Include page numbers on each page in a footer
3. Write predominantly in the third-person perspective and use first person where appropriate.
4. Use formal academic language.
5. Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
6. The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Resources
7. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice (2016).
8. You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
9. We recommend that you access your discipline specific Nursing Resource Guide
10. You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
11. For information on academic writing and referencing please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.
12. Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.
Submission
Submit your assessment via the Assessment 1 Portal on the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.
Once marked you have two weeks in which to upload your document to your E-Portfolio via the Unit Moodle site
Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric below for more detail on how marks will be assigned.
Standard Exemplar of Specialty practice standard – (234 words)
| Standards of Practice (NMBA, 2016) | How does your practice demonstrate the standard? | What do you need to demonstrate change or advancement in your practice to ensure that the standard is consistently met? | How could you further develop evidence of competency or strengths in areas of particular interest or aptitude in relation to this standard? |
| Standard 3: maintains the capability for practice RNs actively engage with the profession and lifelong learning for the benefit of self and others. RNs educate others. They are accountable for their practice and the practice of those they have delegated. RNs demonstrate capability of practice and respond constrictively to feedback on practice. | As a nurse currently working in neonatal care, I strive to maintain clinical competency and my capability for practice. Soroush, Zargham-Boroujeni, and Namnabat (2016). Identify the importance of nurse’s clinical competency as essential in the care of preterm infants.I ensure I attend relevant study days and lead and participate in the monthly journal club held in the neonatal unit. I ensure I maintain competency in all relevant nursing interventions for example, intravenous administration of medications. | I am required by the NMBA to complete a minimum of 20 hours of CPD per registration period, as well as educating students and colleagues. There are a number of technological advancements in neonatal care and it is essential for all nurses to ensure they deliver safe, quality (Häggman‐Laitila, Mattila and Melender 2016). This is an area of interest to me and one where I need to ensure I am aware of current research, and evidence- based practice in order to meet the standard. | Soroush, Zargham-Boroujeni, and Namnabat (2016) identify the need for neonatal nurses to be competent in the application of technical and communicational skills, knowledge and clinical reasoning. It is the area of recent technological advances in CO2 monitoring that I would like to present at the next journal club. These meetings are identified by Häggman‐Laitila, Mattila and Melender (2016) as applicable to a variety of nursing contexts and provide the dissemination of evidence- based practice. |
References
Häggman‐Laitila, A., Mattila, L. R., & Melender, H. L. (2016). A systematic review of journal clubs for nurses. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 13(2), 163-171.
Soroush, F., Zargham-Boroujeni, A., & Namnabati, M. (2016). The relationship between nurses’ clinical competence and burnout in neonatal intensive care units. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 21(4), 424.
Week 11 Friday (1 Oct 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Submit via TURNITIN on the Assessment portal in the Unit Moodle
Review/Exam Week Friday (15 Oct 2021)
online
NURS20176 – Advanced Practice for Registered Nurses 1- Assessment 1 Marking Criteria Portfolio (Specialty Standards)
Please add more rows if your specialty has more than 7 standards
To achieve a pass in this assessment students must be successful in half of the major criteria. To be successful in each of the major criteria students must be successful in half of the minor criteria e.g. 1/2; 2/4; 3/6.
Students may have a second attempt if unsuccessful in the first attempt.
| PASS | FAIL |
Artefact 1 – CV - Week 3
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Artefact 2 - Short academic writing activity – Week 3
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Artefact 2 - Short paper – Week 3
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Artefact 3: Specialty Standards artefact - Week 11
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Artefact 3: Specialty Standards artefact - Week 11
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Presentation & Structure
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- Initiate patient management using best practice
- Evaluate clinical decision making through psycho-social and bio-ethical frameworks
- Critique therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches applicable to clinical specialisation
- Demonstrate advanced practice in specialisation
- Initiate change to improve patient care and clinical processes.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Case Study
Type: Written assessment
Due date: 5 pm (AEST) Wednesday 25th August 2021 (Week 6)
Weighting: Pass/Fail
Length: 3000 words +/- 10%
Unit Coordinator: TBA
Learning Outcomes Assessed
- Initiate patient management using best practice
- Evaluate clinical decision making through psycho-social and bio-ethical frameworks
- Critique therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches applicable to clinical specialisation
- Demonstrate advanced practice in specialisation
- Initiate change to improve patient care and clinical processes.
Aim
The aim of this assessment is to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your advanced practice knowledge, skills and abilities in your clinical specialty.
Assessment
Using an example from your clinical specialty, identify a clinical innovation you could develop into a project (Note: “Project” is used as a generic term to describe initiatives, programs, models of care), ensuring :
- Alignment – the project addresses a current health system priority and is relevant to clinical innovation and improvement.
- Usefulness – the project is able to be used for a practical purpose.
- Practicality – the project is concerned with doing something rather than theory.
- Conciseness – the project summary is brief yet comprehensive.
Literature and references
In this assessment use at least 15 contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing.
Requirements
1. The case study should be written in essay format with an introduction, main body of discussion, and conclusion
2. Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 1.5 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
3. Include page numbers on each page in a footer
4. Write predominantly in the third-person perspective and use first person where appropriate.
5. Use formal academic language.
6. Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
7. The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Resources
8. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice (2016).
9. You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
10. We recommend that you access your discipline specific Nursing Resource Guide
11. You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
12. For information on academic writing and referencing please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.
13. Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.
Submission
Submit your assessment via the Assessment 2 Portal on the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.
Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric below for more detail on how marks will be assigned.
Week 6 Wednesday (25 Aug 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Submit via TURNITIN in the Unit Moodlesite
Week 8 Wednesday (8 Sept 2021)
Online
To achieve a pass in this assessment students must be successful in at least 3 of the 6 major criteria.
To be successful in each of the major criteria students must be successful in one half of the given minor criteria i.e. 2/4; 3/6.
Students may have a second attempt if unsuccessful in the first attempt.
| PASS | FAIL |
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Case study
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Case study
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Clinical innovation
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Clinical innovation
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Demonstration of advocacy and/or change agent role
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Demonstration of advocacy and/or change agent role
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| Structure, presentation and referencing | Structure, presentation and referencing |
Structure
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Structure
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Presentation according to the APA Formatting Checklist (Academic Learning Centre, 2020)
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Presentation according to the APA Formatting Checklist (Academic Learning Centre, 2020)
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Referencing using the American Psychological Association 7th edition(APA) abridged guide 2021 referencing style.
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Referencing using American Psychological Association 7th edition (APA7) abridged guide 2021 referencing style
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- Initiate patient management using best practice
- Evaluate clinical decision making through psycho-social and bio-ethical frameworks
- Critique therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches applicable to clinical specialisation
- Demonstrate advanced practice in specialisation
- Initiate change to improve patient care and clinical processes.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
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?
