School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Nursing Practice 4
  • Unit Code

    NPU2404
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Renjithkumar THAYYIL HARI

Description

This unit introduces increasingly complex nursing knowledge and skills. Students will incorporate critical thinking to assist decision-making and delivery of care to patients experiencing a range of health problems. Students will work in various health facilities to gain a greater appreciation of the role of the registered nurse, and demonstrate professionalism and competency of a stage four student in the workplace setting. This is a designated unit, which means only one attempt is allowed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from NPP2101 or NPU2303 and NSC2103 or NUM2306 and NUM2307 or NCS2102

Only students studying courses C33, Y61 or Y76 can enrol in this unit.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must study NUM2409 concurrently with NPU2404

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NPP2201

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate professional competency in the workplace setting in accordance with the NMBA RN standards for practice relevant to the stage four scope of nursing practice.
  2. Explain evidence underpinning the practical skills development of student nurses working within a stage four scope of practice.
  3. Explain strategies for providing patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary environment in a culturally and developmentally appropriate manner.
  4. Describe the rationale and nursing care for managing patients with neurological, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and haematological conditions.
  5. Demonstrate competency in the management of patients including medication administration in a simulated environment.

Unit Content

  1. Complex medical calculations.
  2. Nursing care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
  3. Nursing care for patients requiring neurological management.
  4. Nursing care for patients with urinary and reproductive conditions.
  5. Nursing care for patients with orthopaedic conditions.
  6. Nursing care for patients with chronic wounds.
  7. Nursing care for patients experiencing shock.
  8. Nursing care for patients requiring blood transfusions (NSQHS St 7).

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Practicum713 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Practicum713 x 2 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered
Practicum813 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Practicum813 x 2 hour workshopNot Offered13 x 2 hour workshop

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), simulation workshops (18 hours) and clinical practicum (160 hours).

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Portfolio (Clinical placement requirements, simulation activity participation, medication calculation test)
Practicum ^Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT)
Reflective Practice ^Professional Reflection
Performance ^Objective Structure Clinical Examination (OSCE)

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Nursing Practice 4
  • Unit Code

    NPU2404
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Renjithkumar THAYYIL HARI

Description

This unit introduces increasingly complex nursing knowledge and skills. Students will incorporate critical thinking to assist decision-making and delivery of care to patients experiencing a range of health problems. Students will work in various health facilities to gain a greater appreciation of the role of the registered nurse, and demonstrate professionalism and competency of a stage four student in the workplace setting. This is a designated unit, which means only one attempt is allowed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from NPP2101 or NPU2303 and NSC2103 or NUM2306 and NUM2307 or NCS2102

Only students studying courses C33, Y61 or Y76 can enrol in this unit.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must study NUM2409 concurrently with NPU2404

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NPP2201

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate professional competency in the workplace setting in accordance with the NMBA RN standards for practice relevant to the stage four scope of nursing practice.
  2. Explain evidence underpinning the practical skills development of student nurses working within a stage four scope of practice.
  3. Explain strategies for providing patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary environment in a culturally and developmentally appropriate manner.
  4. Describe the rationale and nursing care for managing patients with neurological, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and haematological conditions.
  5. Demonstrate competency in the management of patients including medication administration in a simulated environment.

Unit Content

  1. Complex medical calculations.
  2. Nursing care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
  3. Nursing care for patients requiring neurological management.
  4. Nursing care for patients with urinary and reproductive conditions.
  5. Nursing care for patients with orthopaedic conditions.
  6. Nursing care for patients with chronic wounds.
  7. Nursing care for patients experiencing shock.
  8. Nursing care for patients requiring blood transfusions (NSQHS St 7).

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Practicum713 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Practicum713 x 2 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered
Practicum813 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Practicum813 x 2 hour workshopNot Offered13 x 2 hour workshop

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), simulation workshops (18 hours) and clinical practicum (160 hours).

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Portfolio (Clinical placement requirements, simulation activity participation, medication calculation test)
Practicum ^Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT)
Reflective Practice ^Professional Reflection
Performance ^Objective Structure Clinical Examination (OSCE)

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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