NURS6622
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This is the capstone course where students explore and demonstrate Reflective Practice, Supervision; Health Care Leadership; Mentorship; Self-Care; Mindfulness; holistic health assessment; clinical and diagnostic reasoning, clinical governance, quality improvement, practice improvement methodologies; patient safety, clinical audits, risk management, Integrated Professional Practice adult learning principles and teaching practices; clinical education; interdisciplinary communication and team work. Particular attention will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, a comprehensive case study to form the basis of the final clinical viva examination and achievement of the NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice 2014. This core course includes Integrated Professional Practice hours and experiences, including embedded clinical supervision.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Trimester 3 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Engage as a professional with knowledge and skills underpinning Nurse Practitioner practice including; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, ethical practices, effective communication and cultural safety.
2. Develop a case study commensurate with nurse practitioner standards of practice and have successfully undertaken a long case viva examining this case study against the NP standards 2014 and the graduate attributes of the nurse practitioner student.
3. Demonstrate Integrated Professional Practice achievement across all cues and criteria within the student clinical context, aligning with the NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice, 2014 and graduate attributes of Australian Qualification Framework level 9.
Content
Introduction Module:
This module covers the process and governance of Integrated Professional Practice requirements including development of a learning plan. This module reviews viva voce skills and requirements.
Module 1: Endorsed Nurse Practitioner Practice Peer Review
This module explores the significance of Reflective Practice in review of NMBA Nurse practitioner Standards for practice and how these are applied in the workplace.
Module 2: Comprehensive Case Study Synopsis
This module reviews; holistic health assessment and care planning; clinical and diagnostic reasoning, practice improvement methodologies, clinical audits, clinical governance, risk management, clinical education; interdisciplinary communication and team work and all components integrate to develop a comprehensive case study.
Module 3: Comprehensive Case Study
This module follows on from Module 2 to present a scholarly case study commensuarate with advancing practice for viva voce examination. Evidences Health Care Leadership; Supervision; Mentorship; Self-Care and Mindfulness.
Requisite
This course is only available to students who are active in the Master of Nurse Practitioner program [40158].
Students must have successfully completed NURS6621 to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
Foundations of nursing knowledge, nursing theory, legal and ethical issues, fundamentals of research, human bioscience, psychology, sociology related to practice. Principles of investigative approaches in nursing, concepts and theories relevant to practice, contemporary nursing issues. Academic reading and writing skills, ability to access and evaluate information from a variety of sources, skills in critical analysis, critical judgment, synthesis and evaluation. Ability to conceptualise practice. Demonstrated Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council competencies.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Nurse Practitioner Peer Review
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Case Study Synopsis
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Case Study
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 50% - Must obtain 50% in this assessment item to pass the course.
Viva Voce: Clinical Viva Voce Examination
Compulsory Requirement: Demonstrate competency - Must demonstrate competency in all required professional skills.
Professional Task: Integrated Professional Practice
Compulsory Requirement: Demonstrate competency - Must demonstrate competency in all required professional skills.
Contact hours
Trimester 3 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Placement-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 80 hour(s) per term
- 80 hour(s) equivalent to 2 weeks inclusive of 5 hours clinical supervision.
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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