Unit Outline

Foundations of Nursing 1 introduces you to the foundational knowledge and skills required of registered nurses by examining a person-centred approach to nursing care from two different perspectives. The first and second modules focus on comfort and hygiene and explores the required nursing knowledge and skills through the lens of evidence and the application of the clinical reasoning framework. You will be introduced to the concepts of auditing and compliance in health care settings. The third and fourth modules introduces culturally safe health care practice. Throughout the unit, you will explore the diversity of races, ethnicities, religions, sexualities, genders and abilities in Australia, acquiring the skills and knowledge required to respond to diverse populations.

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.	Apply the principles of clinical reasoning to provide person-centred care in foundational assessment and activities of daily living.
2.	Reflect how diversity can impact on your own and others health beliefs and health behaviours, to influence individual health care practices and health outcomes.
3.	Describe how an individuals’ health, the environment and their experiences influence person-centred care.
4.	Explain the role of communication in the formation of individual and cultural identities and how these identities influence communication.
5.	Use professional written and oral communication in simulated activities and assessment tasks.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No alterations made as a result of student feedback.

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:	Short Answer Questions	Week 4	15 %	LO1, LO3, LO5
Assessment Task 2:	Clinical Reasoning Workbook	Week 7	35 %	LO1, LO3, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Template/Short Answer Questions	Week 9	15 %	LO2, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 4:	Video Interview and Reflection	Week 13	35 %	LO2, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Short Answer Questions

Task Description:

From the content explored in the ‘Understanding Dementia’ topic within the unit you are required to select one (1) of the following three (3) diseases:
1. Alzheimer’s disease
2. Frontotemporal dementia
3. Lewy body disease

Write an explanation of how the pathology of the disease relates to the presenting symptoms.

You are then required to relate this knowledge to explore one aspect of nursing care for an individual living with this disease from the following selected core skills of module 1:
• Oral care
• Personal hygiene
• Nutrition and feeding
• Continence

You are required to support your discussion with scholarly sources.

Task Length:

400 words

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Detail the main pathological features of your chosen disease as they affect the brain and how symptoms manifest (150 words)	LO1
2	Explore one aspect of nursing care in relation to the selected disease process. (250 words)	LO1, LO3
3	Use appropriate writing style, structure and academic referencing	LO5

Assessment Task 2: Clinical Reasoning Workbook

Task Description:

Apply the clinical reasoning cycle to person-centred care using the scenarios provided in Modules 1 and 2.
You will be provided with a workbook to complete this assessment task.
There are multiple topics within the workbook, and you must complete all sections of the workbook to pass this assessment task. This includes uploading your completion certificates and the competency checklist as specified in MyLO.

Task Length:

Completion of all identified activities in the Clinical Reasoning Workbook

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply the principles of clinical reasoning to person-centred care.	LO1, LO3
2	Completion of Hand Hygiene certificate	LO1
3	Completion of clinical skills competency checklist.	LO1
4	Adhere to presentation conventions: legibility, spelling, punctuation, grammar and referencing.	LO5

Assessment Task 3: Template/Short Answer Questions

Task Description:

Reflection on socio-cultural location

Step one: Complete the given template by identifying as least six (6) aspects of your socio-cultural location. Link each identified aspect with a relevant unit concept.

Step two: Consider the impact of your socio-cultural location when you provide health care for:
1. multicultural, multifaith people, and
2. people with disability, and
3. LGBTQ+ people.

Step three: Choose one population group listed above and explain how you could advocate to provide better health care experiences for this group, highlighting how you will work with members of the relevant population group.

Task Length:

500 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Link aspects of your personal socio-cultural location to unit concepts (20%).	LO2
2	Evaluate the potential impact of your personal socio-cultural location on your future health care practice (40%).	LO2
3	Identify and outline an advocacy strategy (20%).	LO2, LO4
4	Cite scholarly sources (10%).	LO5
5	Communicate clearly (10%).	LO5

Assessment Task 4: Video Interview and Reflection

Task Description:

Video interview and reflection.
Step one (interview preparation): Prepare an interview guide and justify your guide in terms of the principles of cultural safety (500 words).
Step two: Video of interview (10 mins). In assigned pairs with another student from your campus, take turns interviewing each other.
Step three: Self and peer-assessment (500 words). Complete templates to evaluate yourself and your peer as interviewer and interviewee. Reflect on your experiences and learning as interviewer and interviewee.

Task Length:

1000 words + 10-minute video

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply principles of cultural safety to evaluate interview guide (20%).	LO2, LO4
2	Conduct culturally safe interview (30%).	LO5
3	Reflect on interviews (30%).	LO2, LO4
4	Cite scholarly sources (10%).	LO5
5	Communicate clearly (10%).	LO5

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.