Completing the learning activities for this course should enable the student to:
1. Participate with confidence in the application process for nursing graduates;
2. Identify philosophical underpinnings of quality improvement in health;
3. Understand the process of clinical governance;
4. Work as a member of a team to undertake quality improvement processes in nursing practice and health care;
5. Describe the role of the nurse as educator for clients and colleagues;
6. Apply principles of adult education to develop educational abilities for clients and colleagues;
7. Distinguish between various educational strategies and their application and relevance to different
clinical settings.
8. Develop and apply skills to enable effective mentoring of colleagues and/or students

Module 1
Written application for a new graduate or registered nurse position:
- Developing a resume
- Addressing selection criteria
- Writing a targeted cover letter

Interviewing for a new graduate or registered nurse position
- Developing job interview skills
- Preparing for interview

Maintenance of professional portfolio
- Role of professional portfolio in modern day practice

Module 2
Quality processes in health care
- Clinical governance
- Incident management processes including audit

Module 3
Principles of adult education
- Mentorship
- Education for clients and colleagues

N/A

N/A

0

NURS2182 Prudence in Nursing Practice
NURS2183 Prudence and Nursing Research

Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode

Email Discussion Group
Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial
Workshop

Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 6 weeks
Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term