Unit Outline

Concepts of Nursing 1 centres on the foundational knowledge and skills relating to professionalism, practising in the discipline of nursing and being part of a regulated profession. The Standards and Codes that regulate nursing practice and the broad professional, discipline and quality and safety frameworks are introduced. You will explore the events and the people that have shaped contemporary nursing practice, including germinal nursing scholars and their impact on the development of nursing knowledge. Critical thinking skills will be introduced to enable you to engage in reflection of self and others and the ethical basis of nursing will be examined. An introduction to digital health, research and its relationship to evidence-informed practice will be provided. You will be introduced to skills to foster life-long learning and professional development.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Discuss the professional, discipline, and quality and safety frameworks that regulate health and nursing in Australia.
2.	Evaluate the influence of the events and the people that have shaped contemporary nursing practice.
3.	Apply critical thinking skills to engage in reflection in relation to self and others.
4.	Explain the ethical underpinnings of nursing as a profession.
5.	Examine the impact of technology, digital health, and research on nursing practice.
6.	Communicate in a professional manner and adhere to academic presentation requirements.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

In response to student feedback, Assessment Task 4 has been amended. In 2023, Assessment Task 4 was an essay requiring students to critically reflect on the nurse's role in contemporary society. This is already covered to an extent in Assessment Tasks 2 and 3. Assessment Task will now be an in-class activity that covers a number of concepts covered through the unit, including the application of concepts to a case study.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Formative Online Quizzes	Week 2	10 %	LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
Assessment Task 2:	Assumptions and stereotypes in nursing	Week 4	15 %	LO2, LO3, LO6
Assessment Task 3:	Nursing as a profession	Week 9	40 %	LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
Assessment Task 4:	In-class activity	Week 12	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Formative Online Quizzes

Task Description:

Formative Online Quizzes.

Every two weeks, an online quiz will be made available on MyLO. Each quiz will be based on the lectures and pre-tutorial preparation activities (available on MyLO). These quizzes will prepare you for the interactive activities in your face-to-face workshop.
There will be five quizzes, each worth 2% of the overall assessment. You may attempt each quiz up to ten times.
1. The highest mark you achieve for the assessable quiz is the only mark that will count
2. You have two weeks to complete each quiz
To receive marks, the quiz for each week must be completed by the Monday (09:00) of that week. No extensions will be granted. If an extenuating circumstance is preventing you from completing this assessment task, a request for an alternative assessment must be received by email to the unit coordinator prior to the due date of each weekly quiz.

Students will receive two weeks to access and complete.

There are five (5) quizzes during the Nursing Study Period. Please refer to the dates in the Unit Schedule for due dates.

The quizzes relate to all module content.
Please see MyLO for more information.

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 2

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Resourcefully seek out information to answer questions in relation to the profession and discipline of nursing, including principles of reflection and critical thinking.	LO1, LO4
2	Resourcefully seek out information to answer questions in relation to the ethical underpinnings of nursing as a profession.	LO3
3	Resourcefully seek out information to answer questions in relation to basic principles of research and academic presentation requirements.	LO5, LO6

Assessment Task 2: Assumptions and stereotypes in nursing

Task Description:

During Module 1, there will be a discussion board topic on which you will need to post ideas, questions, and answers. This topic will relate to:

- Assumptions and stereotypes in nursing

In week 4, you will need to submit a 600-word essay on this topic. Refer to the Unit Outline or MyLO for the due date.

For this essay, you will receive feedback that will assist you in your completion of Assessment Task 3. Additional information can be found on MyLO.

Assessment requirements
For this assessment, you will be assessed on two components:
• Discussion Board Engagement. You will be marked on your level of engagement on the discussion board. See MyLO and the marking rubric for more information on what is expected on the discussion board.
Submitted essay. This should be similar to your discussion board posts. See MyLO and the marking rubric for more information on what is expected for the submitted essay.

Task Length:

600 words

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Engage in discussion on the discussion board.	LO6
2	Reflect on how events and people have shaped your assumptions about nursing, using appropriate literature to support discussions.	LO2, LO3
3	Adhere to academic presentation requirements, including spelling, punctuation, grammar and referencing.	LO6

Assessment Task 3: Nursing as a profession

Task Description:

Overview
During Module 2, there will be a discussion board topic on which you will need to post ideas, questions, and answers. This topic will relate to:

- Nursing as a profession and application of Codes and Standards

In week 9, you will need to submit an 800-word essay on this topic. In addition to this response, you will need to identify how you used two pieces of feedback you received in Assessment Task 2 to improve your work in Assessment Task 3.

Assessment requirements
For this assessment, you will be assessed on three components:
1. Discussion Board Engagement. You will be marked on your level of engagement on the discussion board. See MyLO and the marking rubric for more information on what is expected on the discussion board.
2. Submitted essay. This should be similar to your discussion board posts. See MyLO and the marking rubric for more information on what is expected for the submitted essay.
3. Identification of how you used feedback from Assessment Task 2 to improve your work.

Task Length:

800 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Engage in discussion on the discussion board	LO6
2	Discuss the professional considerations underpinning nursing practice, using appropriate literature and the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia codes and standards to support discussions.	LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5
3	Adhere to academic presentation requirements, including spelling, punctuation, grammar and referencing.	LO6
4	Respond to feedback to improve performance.	LO3

Assessment Task 4: In-class activity

Task Description:

For this assessment task, you will need to answer a series of reflective questions related to certain concepts covered in the Unit. The activity will be conducted in class and you will not have access to any notes, your laptops or other electronic devices. Additional information about the nature of the activity, including information on what content you will be assessed on, can be found on MyLO.

Task Length:

90 minutes

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse case studies with reference to key unit concepts including capability, discipline, and profession.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
2	Differentiate between types of research and demonstrate an understanding of the art and science of nursing.	LO1, LO5
3	Demonstrate skills in critical thinking and reflection.	LO2, LO3
4	Recognise and demonstrate effective written communication.	LO6

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.