Key facts
UNE unit code: HSNS376
*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.
- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Trimester 3 - On Campus
- Trimester 3 - Online
- UNE Sydney Campus
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- 12
Unit information
Demonstrate the fundamentals of nursing practice and consolidate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout your Bachelor of Nursing, with this capstone unit. Completed in your final trimester of study, with 160 hours of clinical placement, you will be equipped to transition to practice as a beginning registered nurse.
Studying this unit, alongside your placement, you will have opportunities to reflect on your practice, maintaining personal wellbeing and continued professional development.
As you integrate your previous learning, refining your competencies in alignment with the Australian nursing standards for practice, you will be ready to adapt to the challenges and opportunities you may face in diverse clinical settings.
You will also hone your critical thinking and clinical reasoning, underpinned by the ethical and legal principles central to person-centred, evidence-based care.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, UNE Sydney Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
| Trimester 3 | On Campus, UNE Sydney Campus |
| Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
| Start | Finish | Duration | Attendance | Offerings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | TBA | 5 days | Mandatory Intensive School | Trimester 2, Online | Mandatory on campus intensive school. Intensive schools to be held 1-5 July and 15-19 July. Students are only required to attend one of the two intensive offerings. Details for the intensive school, including intensive offering allocation, can be found in the unit myLearn site. |
| TBA | TBA | 5 days | Mandatory Intensive School | Trimester 3, Online | Mandatory on campus intensive school. Intensive schools to be held 21-25 October and 4-8 November. Students are only required to attend one of the two intensive offerings. Details for the intensive school, including intensive offering allocation, can be found in the unit myLearn site. |
Enrolment rules
Notes
This unit must be completed in the final trimester of study.
Offering at UNE Sydney campus is for BN students admitted to the UNE Sydney campus only.
This unit includes 160 hours of professional experience placement.
Professional experience placements will only proceed for students who meet pre-clinical requirements in the first eight weeks of their enrolment in the course and maintain the currency of these requirements throughout the duration of the course.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- validate their ability to meet the Registered nurse standards for practice to determine, coordinate and provide safe, quality nursing within person centred and evidence-based frameworks that govern nursing practice;
- demonstrate critical thinking when assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing practice based on evidence and a sound knowledge of biomedical and psychosocial sciences with adherence to and legal and ethical frameworks that govern practice;
- consolidate knowledge and understanding of health professionals' roles and responsibilities to work effectively as part of a team including delegating and supervising others;
- demonstrate contextual reasoning to reflect on their own values, beliefs, attitudes and prior knowledge relating to their professional practice and reflect on areas of strength and continued professional development; and
- examine the relationship between personal health, wellbeing and stress; develop personal strategies for a healthy lifestyle as a registered nurse.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Written assessment and reflection No. Words: 2000 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | OSCE No. Words: 1500 word equivalent |
| Assessment 3 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | E-Portfolio No. Words. 1500 word equivalent |
| Assessment 4 | Yes | All offerings | Mandatory completion task. Mandatory completion of medication assessment 100% mastery: Pass/Fail *Students must demonstrate mastery of drug calculations and administration by achieving 100% in this clinical skills assessment in order to proceed to clinical placement and to pass the unit. | |
| Assessment 5 | Yes | All offerings | Professional Experience Placement If extra hours are required to meet the total professional experience placement requirements, they will be added to the professional experience placement in HSNS376. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Principles of Pathophysiology
ISBN: 9780655708377
Bullock, S. and Hales, M., Pearson 3rd ed. 2023
Text refers to: All offerings
Transitions In Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice
ISBN: 9780729543040
Chang, E., and Daly, J., Churchill Livingstone 5th ed 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
Health Assessment and Physical Examination
ISBN: 9780170420587
Calleja, P., Theonald, K., Harvey, T., and Estes, M., Cengage Learning Australia 3rd ed. 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
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