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NUR3004

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 23 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Coordinator(s)

Ms Kelli Innes (Peninsula), Ms Noelleen Kiprills (Berwick), A/Prof Jennifer Newton (Clayton)

Offered

Berwick

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Peninsula

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This clinical unit focuses on the preparation of the student for the transition to practice as a professional nurse. The emphasis of the unit will be grounded in the philosophy of adult learning encouraging the student to be self-directed in the identification of their learning needs. In preparing for practice the unit will examine the management of self and others, organizational structures within healthcare practice, evaluation of leadership, teamwork, risk management and multidisciplinary decision making.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. apply the principles of adult learning to identify their specific learning needs;
  2. evaluate the contribution of leadership, management, teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of quality nursing care;
  3. analyse a range of problem solving and time management strategies that enhance the organization of clinical workload;
  4. incorporate, and evaluate culturally and ethically relevant and age specific nursing interventions for clients across the lifespan;
  5. reflect critically, on their own actions, professional role development and on the nature of nursing practice in relation to the management of clients' health situations;
  6. demonstrate the ability to apply time management and problem solving skills in the delivery of client care; and
  7. practice with increasing independence at a beginning registered nurse level in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMAC) competencies.

Fieldwork

Clinical placement: Four (4) weeks (160 hours).

Assessment

Learning project (2,500 words) (45%)
Written assignment (2,500 words) (45%)
Clinical Placement performance assessment (10%)
Clinical placement summative assessment (Pass / Fail) (Hurdle)

Hurdle:
Students must achieve a pass in the clinical placement to pass the unit.
Students must attend 90% of all scheduled tutorials - refer to school clinical guidelines for details.

Workload requirements

Two (2) hours of lecture per week, Two (2) hours of tutorial fortnightly, Two (2) - four (4) hours private study per week, Four (4) weeks of clinical placement at five (5) days/week (based on an 8 hour day/40 hour week, 160 hours in total).

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

A/Prof Jennifer Newton

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Nursing

Prerequisites

NUR2002 or NUR2106, NUR2004 or NUR2206, NUR2104 or NUR2107, NUR3002.

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in courses 0727 or 4514.