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Unit of Study NURS5010 Introduction to Clinical Practice (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty & College

  • Placement

    No


Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

reflect critically on personal strategies to maintain self-care and develop emotional intelligence to ensure safe professional and clinical practice

critically analyse the component parts of the ISBAR framework as it relates to effective communication in nursing

apply relevant interprofessional and discipline-specific ethical, legal, and regulatory principles, frameworks, and practice standards

demonstrate safe and effective practice for a range of foundational skills

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (3 weeks)
Laboratory 3 hours (3 weeks)
Assessment
Clinical skills60%
Reflective writing40%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (3 weeks)
Laboratory 3 hours (3 weeks)
Assessment
Clinical skills60%
Reflective writing40%

Teaching method
Laboratory 3 hours (3 weeks)
Tutorial 2 hours (3 weeks)
Assessment
Clinical skills60%
Reflective writing40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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