NURS1001
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course prepares students for the professional standards, expectations and regulatory frameworks associated with the Registered Nurse role in contemporary Australian health care. The course explores current ethical, legal and professional issues in nursing in the context of culturally competent, safe, person-centred care. Students develop knowledge of the principles of care through the application of relevant models and frameworks for nursing practice including the Roper-Logan-Tierney model, the Clinical Reasoning Cycle, the person-centred nursing framework and the reflective practice framework - Situation, Past learning experience, Read and refer, Other internal/external, Understanding, Take it forward (SPROUT). Case studies are used to explore relevant aspects of patient safety including the nursing role in fostering a culture of safety and strategies to promote wellness.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 1 - 2024
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): NURS1101. Students who have successfully completed NURS1101 are not eligible to enrol in NURS1001.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify the professional attributes, values, historical and contemporary roles and key concepts which are the foundation for contemporary nursing practice in Australia.
2. Describe models and frameworks for nursing practice relating to the planning and provision of person-centred, transculturally competent care and the development of reflective practice.
3. Explain the principles of relevant Codes & Standards that underpin the professional conduct expectations and accountability processes governing contemporary nursing practice in Australia.
4. Describe and apply ethical and legal principles in decision-making.
5. Identify professional development requirements for nurses in Australia, including strategies for maintaining resilience, capability for practice, wellbeing and adapting to change.
6. Explain current quality and safety issues in health care including the essential characteristics of and processes that contribute to a culture of safety (including cultural safety) and safe outcomes for patients across a range of settings and contexts (including digital contexts).
Content
Module 1: Discovering Nursing
Module 2: Professional Conduct
Module 3: Patient Safety
Requisite
This course is available to students active in the Bachelor of Nursing [40298] program, and who have not previously successfully completed NURS1101.
Assessment items
Quiz: Online Quiz
Written Assignment: Written Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Presentation: Presentation
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 1 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- NURS1001 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 278.3 KB)
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