NURS13144 - Preparation for Practice as a Registered Nurse

General Information

Unit Synopsis

The transition from university to clinical practice is both exciting and challenging. This unit will assist you to prepare for the transition from student to graduate registered nurse. You will explore leadership roles which graduate registered nurses are expected to assume and discuss the skills required to perform these roles. The power differentials and tensions that can exist within healthcare organisations will be explored, including how knowledge of governance systems can support the graduate registered nurse to provide safe patient care within these systems. Finally, you will also prepare for your role transition from student to graduate registered nurse by developing strategies for teamwork, workload management, and care prioritisation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

NURS13142 Professional Experience Placement 4

OR

NURS12158 Clinical Nursing Practice 3

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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Online
Rockhampton

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. Written Assessment 50%
2. Written Assessment 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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.44% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 11.33% response rate.

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: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Students found the workload challenging, particularly having to complete three written assessments.
Recommendation
Unit coordinators will review assessment numbers and types. Weekly 'milestones' are provided on Moodle to encourage students to work on assessment items regularly throughout the term.
Action Taken
In acknowledgment of students' feedback on the challenging workload, specifically regarding three written assessments, adjustments have been made for Term 2, 2023. The unit coordinators have responded by reducing the number of assessments for this term. To further support students in effectively managing their workload, weekly 'milestones' have been introduced on Moodle. These milestones are designed to encourage students to work consistently on assessment items throughout the term, promoting a more balanced and manageable approach to their academic responsibilities.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Students asked for Q&A sessions to be recorded.
Recommendation
Consider recording Q&A sessions.
Action Taken
After consideration it was decided to not record drop in Q&A sessions. These sessions are designed for students to ask questions in a low pressure environment. Weekly tutorials and guest lectures were recorded, all of which allowed time for students to ask questions if desired. Assessment tips and tricks videos were also recorded.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Assessment criteria was confusing and unclear.
Recommendation
Assessment criteria will be peer-reviewed and checked for clarity and understanding.
Action Taken
In light of this feedback in the Unit Evaluation, during Term 2, 2023, significant improvements were made to ensure that the assessment criteria are now more transparent and easily understandable for students. This commitment reflects the unit coordinators' proactive approach to addressing concerns and refining the overall assessment process.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The lecturers were approachable and helpful.
Recommendation
Continue to provide proactive support for students.
Action Taken
The positive feedback received indicates that the lecturers were approachable and helpful during the Unit Evaluation. In light of this, the recommendation is to maintain and continue providing proactive support for students.
Source: Feedback from Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The examples used in the tutorials were real-world and helpful.
Recommendation
Continue incorporating more real life examples and elaboration in lectures to further clarify complex concepts and enhance student understanding.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Feedback from Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Enjoyed the opportunities provided for student interaction during lectures, which enhanced engagement.
Recommendation
Continue offering increased opportunities for student interaction during lectures and activities to further promote engagement and foster collaborative learning.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Feedback from Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Detailed feedback on assessments would help students better understand areas for improvement and more effectively track their progress.
Recommendation
Provide more comprehensive and specific feedback on assessments to clarify areas for improvement and assist students in monitoring their development more effectively.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify transitional challenges that you may experience in your transition from student to registered nurse and explain the skills and strategies you may require to manage this transition.
  2. Explore power differentials that can exist within healthcare organisations and the tensions that may arise from these.
  3. Identify leadership roles undertaken by graduate registered nurses and discuss the skills required to undertake these roles.
  4. Analyse how the knowledge of governance systems can support the graduate registered nurse to provide safe patient care.

Content in this unit incorporates a number of professional nursing requirements

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

Develops a plan for 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

Comprehensive care

Communicating for safety

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
1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
5 - Team Work • • •
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