Clinical Practice Ladders 2005

Third-year nursing

Autumn semester
				Clinical Group 1					Clinical Group 2
Week	Date	Month	Key events	M	T	W	T	F	M	T	W	T	F
9	28	Feb	Autumn semester commences
10	07	March		PD1							PD1
11	14			PD1								PD1
12	21			PD1				PH			PD1		PH
13	28		VCs' Week (non-teaching)
14	04	April		PD1								PD1
15	11			PD1							PD1
16	18
17	25			PH	PD2				PH			PD2
18	02	May		PD2							PD2
19	09			PD2								PD2
20	18			PD2							PD2
21	23			PD2								PD2
22	30			PD2							PD2
23	06	June
24	13		Examinations
25	20		Examinations
26	27		Examinations
27	04	July		Completion of Nursing Practice					Completion of Nursing Practice
28	11			Completion of Nursing Practice					Completion of Nursing Practice
Spring semester
				Clinical Group 1					Clinical Group 2
Week	Date	Month	Key events	M	T	W	T	F	M	T	W	T	F
31	01	August	Spring semester commences
32	08			PD3
33	15			PD3
34	22			PD3
35	29								PD3
36	05	September							PD3
37	12								PD3
38	19
39	26		VCs' Week (non-teaching)
40	03	October		PH	CE				PH			CE
41	10			CE							CE
42	17			CE								CE
43	24			CE							CE
44	31			CE								CE
45	07	November
46	14		Examinations
47	21		Examinations
48	28		Examinations
49	05	December		Completion of Nursing Practice					Completion of Nursing Practice
50	12			Completion of Nursing Practice					Completion of Nursing Practice

Notes: All third year placements are eight-hour days.

Acronyms:
PD1	Practice Development 1 - Med/Surg Practice Placement
PD2	Practice Development 2 - sub-major in Med/Surg, Paeds or Mental Health
PD3	Practice Development 3 - sub-major in Med/Surg, Paeds or Mental Health
CE	Clinical elective
PH	Public Holiday (no clinical practice)