Viewing Unit History

The information below is relevant from 25/02/2013 to 05/03/2017
Click Here to view current information

NURS11149 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit introduces students to foundational nursing care. Students will perform fundamental assessment skills in a simulated environment, including assessment of risk of patients and explore how variations in health and development influence health assessment findings. Fundamental skills of planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting nursing care are developed in this unit. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate safe practice of selected skills in a simulated environment and will be introduced to the significance of Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse (2006) to nursing practice.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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).

Class Timetable View Unit Timetable
Residential School Compulsory Residential School
View Unit Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2013

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2013

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Examination 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

To view Past Exams,
please login
Previous Feedback

No previous feedback available

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.

Source: Peer evaluation, student feedback via emai and via course evaluations.
Feedback
The assessment was relevant to the real world.
Recommendation
The approach to the written assessment will remain the same.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Peer evaluation, student feedback in class, via email and via course evaluations.
Feedback
Course content and structure was effective.
Recommendation
The course content and structure to remain the same with updated material included.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Peer evaluation, student feedback in class, via email and via course evaluations.
Feedback
Mask Ed (KRS Simulation) is an asset to the course and is an effective teaching strategy.
Recommendation
Mask Ed will remain an integral part of this course in terms enhancing learning opportunities.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Peer evaluation, student feedback and via course evaluation.
Feedback
The Moodle site was heavy with content.
Recommendation
A new Moodle site template will be trailled for term 2 2015.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe how variations in health and development influence health assessment findings.
  2. Perform fundamental assessment skills in a simulated environment, including assessment of risk.
  3. Plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care at a fundamental level.
  4. Demonstrate safe practice of selected skills in a simulated environment.
  5. Appreciate the significance of Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) competencies to nursing practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Practical Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
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
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Practical Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Examination