Unit Outline

In Nursing Practice 4, you are required to undertake 240 hours of professional experience placement (PEP) to enable you to synthesise your conceptual, theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in order to provide high quality clinical nursing care. The PEP will prepare you for professional registration as well as enhance your understanding of the role of the registered nurse. Resources within this unit will enable you to gather and detail evidence of your progression in demonstrating the necessary capabilities of a registered nurse in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Registered nurse standards for practic.

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.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	NUR242 Nursing Practice 3 and (CSA212 Safety and Quality in Medication Management or NUR241 Safety and Quality in Medication Management)

Alterations as a result of student feedback

This is a new unit for 2025.

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:	Pre-PEP Hurdle Task	Week 1	0 %	LO1
Assessment Task 2:	PEP Workbook	Week 6	0 %	LO1

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Pre-PEP Hurdle Task

Task Description:

This is a pre-PEP assessment in which you are required to demonstrate your knowledge and capacity to safely enter PEP.

The assessment has two parts. Part A requires the completion of an online case study that will assess your clinical reasoning capability and include a specific focus on medication safety, including medication calculations.

Part B requires you to watch a short video scenario, following this you must complete a quiz (10 MCQ) and achieve a score of 100%. The focus of Part B will be the quality and safety of care and will require you to draw upon your knowledge of the NSQHS Standards.

To progress into PEP, you must complete and pass both elements of this task prior to the commencement of your scheduled PEP.

You are permitted two attempts to pass this task. If you are not successful on your second attempt, you will be required to attend an on-campus hurdle assessment prior to your PEP as a final opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and capacity required to safely enter PEP.

Further information is detailed in MyLO.

Task Length:

Approximately 60 minutes.

Due Date:

Week 1

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrates ability to meet Standard 3: Maintains capability for practice in accordance with the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016).	LO1
2	Demonstrates capacity to prepare for and practice safely in accordance with the College of Health and Medicine's Mandatory Functional Requirements.	LO1

Assessment Task 2: PEP Workbook

Task Description:

During your professional experience placement (PEP), you will need to demonstrate satisfactory performance in practice in accordance with the RN standards for Practice. The supervising Registered Nurse(s) will assess your performance over the 240 hours of PEP 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

Due Date:

Week 6

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.	LO1
2	Engage in critical self-reflection that demonstrates an active commitment to safe practice and practice improvement.	LO1

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of the Intended Learning Outcome, complete and submit all items of assessment, pass any hurdle tasks and pass 240 hours of Professional Experience Placement.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

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.