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92243 Practice Development 1

UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health: Undergraduate Nursing Programs
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level: Undergraduate

Result Type: Grade and marks

Requisite(s): (92236 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing OR 92239 Foundations of Children's Nursing)) AND ((92191 Adult Nursing: Cardiovascular AND 92192 Adult Nursing: Respiratory AND 92194 Adult Nursing: Renal and Reproductive AND 92195 Adult Nursing: GIT and Orthopaedic AND (91533 Fundamentals of Pathophysiology 3 OR 91534 Fundamentals of Pathophysiology 4) AND (92238 Adult Nursing: Cellular Alterations OR 92248 Adult Nursing: Neuro-endocrine)) OR ((92261 Adult Nursing: Medical OR 92262 Adult Nursing: Surgical) AND (99636 Essentials of Pathophysiology OR 91604 Introductory Pharmacology and Microbiology))

Handbook description

This subject provides the opportunity for students to refine and consolidate both their medical–surgical nursing skills and generic nursing competencies. The ANCI Competencies form the framework for practice development. Students are provided with a range of practice-based/clinical learning opportunities which ensure that each domain of practice is addressed and assessed.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. perform nursing activities with increased confidence in a variety of medical/surgical settings (ANMC competencies: 2.5, 4.2, 7.1)
  2. apply knowledge drawn from nursing and other disciplines such as biomedicine, physical, social and behavioural sciences, law and ethics (ANMC competencies: 1.1, 2.2, 2.6, 3.2)
  3. incorporate research findings into nursing practice (ANMC competencies: 3.1, 3.5)
  4. provide nursing care that is culturally competent and demonstrates respect for the values, customs and beliefs of others (ANMC competencies: 2.3, 2.4, 9.5)
  5. conduct comprehensive and accurate nursing assessments of patients (ANMC competencies: 5.1, 5.2)
  6. set goals and priorities in patient care (ANMC competencies: 6.1, 6.2, 7.3)
  7. formulate a plan of care in consultation with the patient and members of the health care team (ANMC competencies: 6.3, 6.4, 9.3, 10.2)
  8. implement planned nursing care to achieve identified goals (ANMC competencies: 7.2, 7.6, 9.2, 10.3)
  9. evaluate the patient's progress and revise nursing care planning as required (ANMC competencies: 4.1, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2)
  10. establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships (ANMC competencies: 9.1, 10.1)
  11. understand the roles and responsibilities of registered nurses in adult medical-surgical settings (ANMC competencies: 1.1, 1.2, 2.7, 7.5)
  12. understand the place of environmental and occupational health and safety issues in health care (ANMC competencies: 1.3 ,2.6, 9.5)
  13. collaborate with members of the health care team (ANMC competencies:10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4)
  14. practise in a manner that is consistent with agreed standards of the profession (ANMC competencies: 2.1, 2.2, 3.5)
  15. utilise information technology in a way that enhances nursing practice (ANMC competencies: 2.2, 3.3, 5.2).

Content

Practice Development 1 enables students to develop knowledge and experience gained previously in the course, in particular in the medical-surgical subjects. Isolated health patterns and disease processes are integrated, but are not the focus of the subject. Students are given opportunities to explore the interrelationships between the physiological, pathological and psychosocial processes that operate simultaneously in patients with complex alterations to health patterns.