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NURS29011 - Nurse Practitioner Integrated Professional Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit enables the nurse practitioner candidate to apply advanced theoretical knowledge into integrated professional practice. By applying and integrating theory and research evidence, you will develop your advanced knowledge and clinical skills in the contexts of comprehensive consumer health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and the quality use of medicines. You will develop culturally safe, collaborative plans of care involving consumers, families, communities and interdisciplinary healthcare teams. You will apply models of care to coordinate continuity of care, focusing on the principles of primary healthcare, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and vulnerable populations to improve health access and outcomes for consumers in diverse healthcare settings. In this unit, you will work through online modules and real-world case studies in preparation for integrated professional practice. In developing your advanced practice capability as a nurse practitioner, you will undertake 150 hours of supernumerary integrated professional practice under the supervision of your mentor/clinical support team. This unit builds upon the Foundation of Nurse Practitioner Practice, Advanced Health Assessment, Diagnostic and Interventions, and Advanced Practice Pharmacology 1 units to enable you to apply the theoretical and practical skills as you develop your nurse practitioner capabilities. Due to the nature of consumer presentations in healthcare settings, some integrated professional practice hours may occur outside standard term dates. Students must be enrolled in the Master of Nurse Practitioner course to undertake this unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in the Master of Nurse Practitioner course to enrol into this unit.

Pre-requisites:

  • Foundation of Nurse Practitioner Practice
  • Advanced Health Assessment, Diagnostics and Interventions.

Co-requisite: Advanced Practice Pharmacology 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2025

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 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation 20%
2. Portfolio 40%
3. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) 40%
4. Portfolio 0%

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%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Critically analyse and apply knowledge of local, national and global primary health care principles and health service delivery models with consideration of national health priorities and determinants of health, including social, cultural, economic, and individual consumer and environmental characteristics
  2. Apply a systematic and holistic nursing approach to comprehensive person-centred health assessment, including appropriate evidence-informed assessment tools, technologies, and health informatics
  3. Apply advanced knowledge and clinical skills in comprehensive person-centred assessment incorporating biopsychosocial, mental health and cultural data and apply advanced diagnostic reasoning to develop evidence-informed interventions and plans of care relevant to the primary healthcare needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, vulnerable groups and broader communities
  4. Articulate advanced proficient written and oral communication skills to effectively document, communicate and present comprehensive diagnostic reasoning, clinical practice and consumer case studies to consumers, families and interdisciplinary healthcare teams
  5. Reflect critically on your professional practice experience and identify and justify areas for personal development and opportunities to enhance your practice.

Content in this unit is linked to the Nurse practitioner standards for practice (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2021).

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Presentation • •
2 - Portfolio • • •
3 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) • • • •
4 - Portfolio • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes 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
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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