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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

    Advanced Nursing Practice 1

  • Unit Code

    NSP5302

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     Y

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit focuses on enhancing students' practice development by augmenting clinical decision making and problem solving skills. Students will enhance their understanding of evidence based principles and develop an understanding of change management. Theoretical principles relevant to area of clinical specialisation will be reinforced during clinical practicum.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded AHP5101, NSP5242

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse current health practices to determine the need for change.
  2. Apply advanced theoretical knowledge in area of clinical specialisation.
  3. Apply and analyse research findings within area of clinical specialisation.
  4. Display clinical and cultural competence within area of clinical specialisation.
  5. Implement a quality improvement area in their area of clinical specialisation.

Unit Content

  1. Culturally responsive nursing practice.
  2. Current research and principles of evidence based practice.
  3. Initiate therapeutic relationships and the wider population.
  4. Issues relevant to the role of advanced nursing practice.
  5. Principles of leadership in the clinical setting.
  6. Quality assurance initiatives including clinical audit.
  7. Reflective practice.
  8. Specialist nursing and collaborative management of patients with dynamic and altered physiology.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online delivery of modules, tutorials and discussion boards.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

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 Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescription
Reflective Practice3 reflections related to learning objectives and clinical practice
PortfolioClinical Learning Portfolio

Text References

  • Andre, K., & Heartfield, M. (2011). Nursing and midwifery portfolios. Evidence of continuing competence. NSW, Australia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Courtney, M. (2009). Evidence for nursing practice (2nd ed.). London, England: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Daly, J., Speedy, S., & Jackson, D. (2008). Nursing leadership (5th ed.). NSW, Australia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Kerry, T. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians. Victoria, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Pascoe, B. (2012). The little red yellow black book: an introduction to indigenous Australia (3rd ed.). Canberra, Australia: Aboriginal Studies Press.
  • Strachan, G. (2010). Managing diversity in Australia: theory and practice. NSW, Australia: McGraw-Hill.
  • Alfaro-LeFevre, R. (2011). Critical thinking and clinical judgment (5th ed.). Sydney, Australia: Saunders Elsevier.

Journal References

  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Australian Critical Care
  • Best practice: Evidence-Based information sheets for Health Professionals
  • Collegian
  • The Australian Nursing Journal
  • The Nurse Practitioner Series
  • Contemporary Nurse
  • Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal AENJ
  • The Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing

Website References

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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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

    Advanced Nursing Practice 1

  • Unit Code

    NSP5302

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     Y

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit focuses on enhancing students' practice development by augmenting clinical decision making and problem solving skills. Students will enhance their understanding of evidence based principles and develop an understanding of change management. Theoretical principles relevant to area of clinical specialisation will be reinforced during clinical practicum.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded AHP5101, NSP5242

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse current health practices to determine the need for change.
  2. Apply advanced theoretical knowledge in area of clinical specialisation.
  3. Apply and analyse research findings within area of clinical specialisation.
  4. Display clinical and cultural competence within area of clinical specialisation.
  5. Implement a quality improvement area in their area of clinical specialisation.

Unit Content

  1. Culturally responsive nursing practice.
  2. Current research and principles of evidence based practice.
  3. Initiate therapeutic relationships and the wider population.
  4. Issues relevant to the role of advanced nursing practice.
  5. Principles of leadership in the clinical setting.
  6. Quality assurance initiatives including clinical audit.
  7. Reflective practice.
  8. Specialist nursing and collaborative management of patients with dynamic and altered physiology.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online delivery of modules, tutorials and discussion boards.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

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 Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescription
Reflective PracticeReflections related to learning objectives and clinical practice
Portfolio ^Clinical Learning Portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Andre, K., & Heartfield, M. (2011). Nursing and midwifery portfolios. Evidence of continuing competence. NSW, Australia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Courtney, M. (2009). Evidence for nursing practice (2nd ed.). London, England: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Daly, J., Speedy, S., & Jackson, D. (2008). Nursing leadership (5th ed.). NSW, Australia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Kerry, T. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians. Victoria, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Pascoe, B. (2012). The little red yellow black book: an introduction to indigenous Australia (3rd ed.). Canberra, Australia: Aboriginal Studies Press.
  • Strachan, G. (2010). Managing diversity in Australia: theory and practice. NSW, Australia: McGraw-Hill.
  • Alfaro-LeFevre, R. (2011). Critical thinking and clinical judgment (5th ed.). Sydney, Australia: Saunders Elsevier.

Journal References

  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Australian Critical Care
  • Best practice: Evidence-Based information sheets for Health Professionals
  • Collegian
  • The Australian Nursing Journal
  • The Nurse Practitioner Series
  • Contemporary Nurse
  • Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal AENJ
  • The Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing

Website References

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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