Overview

This unit introduces students to the foundation skills for beginning nurse practice. They will focus on clinical communication, infection control, skin integrity and personal hygiene, risk assessment, alteration in bowel and endocrine function, wound care and the provision of a safe and comfortable environment. Students will critically explore contemporary nursing roles across settings. The professional experience placement allows students to develop their foundation nursing skills and beginning capabilities to work effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team.

Requisites

Prerequisites
NUR10001 Health Assessment and Decision Making
BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology

Rules

Pre-requisite
NUR10001 Health Assessment and Decision Making
AND
BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
15-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
28-July-2024
Census date
09-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
06-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Communicate effectively (written and oral) with individuals, families, and other health team members, in an ethical, legal and professional manner
  • Demonstrate appropriate nursing risk screening of individuals in a variety of contexts, including relevant documentation
  • Apply the principles of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics necessary for medication administration
  • Demonstrate safe medication calculation and administration based on current best practice standards
  • Demonstrate and apply safe evidence-based nursing practice
  • Apply the principles of interdisciplinary health care in nursing practice

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Lecture
1.00 10 weeks 10
On-campus
Practical
2.00 10 weeks 20
On-campus
Practical
2.00 1 week 2
On-campus
Class
1.00 10 weeks 10
Placement
Placement
40.00 2 weeks 80
Specified Activities
Various
0.50 12 weeks 6
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
2.00 11 weeks 22
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentIndividual 10% 3,4 
ExaminationIndividual 50% 2,5,6 
Medication calculation testIndividual 10% 3,4 
Professional experience placement, 2 Competency AssessmentsIndividual 0% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
Professional experience placement, Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT)Individual 30% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
AssessmentIndividual 0% 3,4 
ExaminationIndividual 0% 2,5,6 
Medication calculation testIndividual 0% 3,4 
Professional experience placement, 2 Competency AssessmentsIndividual 0% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
Professional experience placement, Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT)Individual 0% 1,2,3,4,5,6 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

All students must achieve an aggregate mark of 50% or more. Conceded passes are not recognised by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council therefore conceded passes will not be granted. Clinical Learning Environment activities and Tutorials have an 80% attendance requirement as per Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council.

Content

  • Communication
    • Introduction to the health care team
    • Clinical and therapeutic communication
    • Admission, discharge
    • Documentation including risk screening
  • Evidence Based Safe Practice
    • Infection control and aseptic technique
    • Codes
    • Basic Life Support (BLS)
    • National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS)
    • Manual handling
  • Foundation nursing skills
    • Basic patient care
    • Risk prevention
    • Nutrition and bowels
    • Shift planning
    • Medication administration
    • Wound care
    • Oxygen administration
    • Blood glucose levels

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.