NURS3005
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
The course explores contemporary issues associated with the transition from student to registered nurse within a variety of health care settings. This course will build students' knowledge and strategies in areas of teamwork, clinical decision making, critical thinking, advocacy, organisation culture and responding to changes in health care environments in relation to technology and models of care delivery. This will consolidate the concepts delivered in theoretical and practice courses to facilitate the transition into the role of a registered nurse.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Critique the professional roles and responsibilities of being a registered nurse in the Australian health-care environment.
2. Critically discuss the challenges, factors and strategies in the transition from student to registered nurse.
3. Identify the role of evidence-based practice and learning opportunities play in the transformation of their practice as a registered nurse.
4. Appraise the strategies to promote resilience and build capacity in the transition from student to registered nurse.
5. Analyse information sources including health and nursing informatics in the management of health environments.
Content
Module 1: Managing transition from student to graduate
Module 2: Knowledge, skills for professional practice
Module 3: Organisational culture in various settings
Module 4: Preparing for role as a professional Registered Nurse
Requisite
Students must be active in the Bachelor of Nursing [40298] program to enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Online Learning Activity: Discuss and Debate
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Essay: Challenges for Transition
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Online 24 hour(s) per term
Semester 2 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Online 24 hour(s) per term
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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