Unit Outline

Nursing Practice 2 will build on from Nursing Practice 1 and includes simulation-based learning and 120 hours of Professional Experience Placement. You will develop knowledge and clinical skill acquisition in assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation to deliver evidence-informed and person-centred care to meet the needs of individuals across a range of health conditions. These include acute and chronic alterations in renal, cardiovascular and respiratory health at all stages of the lifespan as well as people experiencing surgical procedures. Through a case-based learning approach, you will develop skills to recognise and manage the deteriorating patient, including pharmacology. You will be expected to function in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered nurse standards for practice (2016). There will be a strong focus on the importance of team-based communication and interprofessional learning for the promotion of patient safety.

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.	Demonstrate satisfactory development towards capability against the NMBA Registered nurse standards for practice (2016).
2.	Apply the framework of clinical reasoning to deliver evidence-informed and person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute and chronic cardiovascular, respiratory and renal health conditions and those experiencing surgical procedures.
3.	Explain the physiological effects of medications on individuals with cardiac, respiratory and renal conditions.
4.	Apply the Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure (DR ABCDE) framework and perform the relevant clinical skills in the recognition and management of deteriorating patients.
5.	Identify the importance of critical reflection, team-based communication and interprofessional learning for patient safety.
6.	Use communication skills to persuade and argue for a course of action regarding nursing interventions.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	NUR135 Nursing Practice 1

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No alterations have been 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:	Online Quizzes	Week 3	10 %	LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 2:	Deteriorating Patient Analysis	Week 5	45 %	LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
Assessment Task 3:	PEP Workbook.	Week 11	0 %	LO1
Assessment Task 4:	Objective Structured Clinical Assessment - Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure’ (DR ABCDE) framework	Week 12	45 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 5:	Pre-PEP Hurdle Task	Refer to Assessment Description	0 %	LO1, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes

Task Description:

This is a series of 3 quizzes designed to promote your readiness to undertake Professional Experience Placement (PEP). Questions will be drawn from online learning materials (including recommended readings) and the intensive workshops.

Due:
Quiz 1- Week 3

Quiz 2- Week 6

Quiz 3- Week 10

Task Length:

Each quiz will have 20 questions.

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate a knowledge of fundamental principles, standards and theory that underpin safe, ethical, professional and competent nursing care	LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
2	Apply key concepts to problems and case studies	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 2: Deteriorating Patient Analysis

Task Description:

This assessment task requires you to critically analyse and reflect on a deteriorating patient scenario.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply clinical reasoning to analyse the effectiveness of the A to E assessment framework, nursing and pharmacological interventions	LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Critically reflect on the scenario to evaluate the impact of interprofessional communication and person-centred approach of the team on patient outcome.	LO5
3	Writes in a structured, succinct and well-informed manner, substantiating work with scholarly sources and accurate referencing.	LO6

Assessment Task 3: PEP Workbook.

Task Description:

During your professional experience placement (PEP), you will need to demonstrate satisfactory performance in practice. The supervising Registered Nurse(s) will assess your performance over the 120 hours and complete the documentation supplied by you as outlined in the PEP Workbook. This is a compulsory assessment task and must be completed satisfactorily to be eligible for a pass in this unit.

Task Length:

Unlimited word count (as per PEP Workbook)

Due Date:

Week 11

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Provides required evidence of satisfactory performance against the NMBA’s Registered nurse standards for practice (2016).	LO1

Assessment Task 4: Objective Structured Clinical Assessment - Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure’ (DR ABCDE) framework

Task Description:

You will be required under observation to apply the ‘Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure’ (DRS ABCDE) framework to one of four scenarios.

Task Length:

10 minutes: Application of DR ABCDE framework then 30 minutes (maximum) for justification and skill demonstration.

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply the DR ABCDE framework in a systematic manner.	LO4
2	Perform assessment and/or interventions.	LO4
3	Justify interventions based on cues collected, physiological reasoning and evidence-informed practice, including pharmacology.	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 5: Pre-PEP Hurdle Task

Task Description:

This is a short, on-campus, practice-based assessment in which students are required to demonstrate their capacity to safely and effectively perform identified nursing skills prior to attending PEP.

To progress into PEP, students must pass this task.

Further information can be found in MyLO.

Task Length:

Approximately 30 minutes.

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

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.

To be eligible for a pass in this unit you must successfully complete 120 hours of Professional Experience Placement.

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.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Berman, A., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burton, P., & Harvey, N. (2021). Skills in Clinical Nursing. Pearson Australia (eText available).

Tiziani, A. (ed.). (2022). Harvard's Nursing Guide to Drugs. Elsevier.

Bauldoff, G., Gubrud, P., Carno, A., Levett-Jones, T., Hales, M., Berry, K., Carville, T., Dwyer, T,. Knox, N., Moxham, L., Reid-Searl, K., & Stanley, D. (2020). Lemone and Burke's Medical-Surgical Nursing,(4th ed.). Pearson, Melbourne.

Bullock, S., & Manias, E. (2022). Fundamentals of Pharmacology (9th ed). Pearson, Melbourne.