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

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    6
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Christine MACKEY

Description

This unit focuses on enhancing students' practice development by augmenting clinical decision making and problem solving skills. Students will create their own professional development plan and learning strategy to meet their specific learning objectives in their clinical practice. Theoretical principles relevant to their 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 and evaluate the scope of advanced nursing practice in their specialist area
  2. Critically analyse their learning needs and develop a professional development plan and learning strategy for achieving their specialist practice standards
  3. Critically reflect on their level of competence of advanced nursing practice in their specialist area according to specialist practice standards
  4. Create a professional portfolio evidencing competence to specialist professional standards
  5. Demonstrate their ability to integrate advanced theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, personal capabilities, professional practice and cultural and consumer awareness in their area of clinical practice

Unit Content

  1. The scope of advanced nursing practice
  2. Developing your advanced nursing practice role in your specialist area
  3. Advanced clinical assessment skills
  4. Culturally responsive nursing practice
  5. Reflective practice
  6. Professional Practice and creating your eportfolio
  7. Challenges relevant to the role of advanced nursing practice
  8. Specialist nursing and collaborative management of patients within their area of clinical practice

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online delivery of modules, tutorials and discussion boards.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProfessional Development Plan25%
Reflective PracticeSpecialist Practice35%
Portfolio ^Professional Portfolio40%

^ 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.

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

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    6
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Christine MACKEY

Description

This unit focuses on enhancing students' practice development by augmenting clinical decision making and problem solving skills. Students will create their own professional development plan and learning strategy to meet their specific learning objectives in their clinical practice. Theoretical principles relevant to their 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 and evaluate the scope of advanced nursing practice in their specialist area
  2. Critically analyse their learning needs and develop a professional development plan and learning strategy for achieving their specialist practice standards
  3. Critically reflect on their level of competence of advanced nursing practice in their specialist area according to specialist practice standards
  4. Create a professional portfolio evidencing competence to specialist professional standards
  5. Demonstrate their ability to integrate advanced theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, personal capabilities, professional practice and cultural and consumer awareness in their area of clinical practice

Unit Content

  1. The scope of advanced nursing practice
  2. Developing your advanced nursing practice role in your specialist area
  3. Advanced clinical assessment skills
  4. Culturally responsive nursing practice
  5. Reflective practice
  6. Professional Practice and creating your eportfolio
  7. Challenges relevant to the role of advanced nursing practice
  8. Specialist nursing and collaborative management of patients within their area of clinical practice

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online delivery of modules, tutorials and discussion boards.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProfessional Development Plan25%
Reflective PracticeSpecialist Practice35%
Portfolio ^Professional Portfolio40%

^ 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.

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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