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

    Research and Teaching in Clinical Practice
  • Unit Code

    NUM3612
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ulrich STEINWANDEL

Description

This unit presents the importance of implementing research and clinical teaching in nursing and midwifery practice. It builds on the student’s knowledge of research methodologies for evidence based practice and considers research from a governance perspective of healthcare. The principles of clinical teaching, teaching strategies and the role of different types of clinical educators and learners will be explored.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from NPU3505 or NPP3101 and NUM1204 or NCS1202

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

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique best practice principles for teaching in the clinical environment.
  2. Explain the roles of mentor, preceptor and clinical supervisor and their importance to the teaching and learning strategies for successful clinical education.
  3. Evaluate common research principles used by health service organisations.
  4. Examine how teaching practices are altered to cater for different patient/client groups, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or children.
  5. Discuss strategies for implementing evidence based practice into clinical care.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical education in nursing and midwifery practice. principles of adult learning teaching – peers versus patients/clients, teaching at the bedside / patient education preceptorship - clinical supervision models
  2. Changing teaching approaches to suit the audience.
  3. Research in clinical practice.
  4. How clinical nurses and midwives can be involved in research.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 26 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered6 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 26 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered6 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), tutorials (18 hours), online activities.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayContemporary topic50%
PresentationVideo demonstration - teaching a skill50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayContemporary topic50%
PresentationVideo demonstration - teaching a skill50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Levett-Jones, T. (2018). Clinical Reasoning - Learning to think like a nurse. Pearson Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/986987376
  • Ellis, P. (2019). Evidence-based practice in nursing (4th ed.). Sage. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1084317354
  • Bastable, S. (2017). Nurse as Educator (5th ed.). Jones& Bartlett. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1012347746

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

    Research and Teaching in Clinical Practice
  • Unit Code

    NUM3612
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ulrich STEINWANDEL

Description

This unit presents the importance of implementing research and clinical teaching in nursing and midwifery practice. It builds on the student’s knowledge of research methodologies for evidence based practice and considers research from a governance perspective of healthcare. The principles of clinical teaching, teaching strategies and the role of different types of clinical educators and learners will be explored.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass either NPP3101 or NPU3505.

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

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique best practice principles for teaching in the clinical environment.
  2. Explain the roles of mentor, preceptor and clinical supervisor and their importance to the teaching and learning strategies for successful clinical education.
  3. Evaluate common research principles used by health service organisations.
  4. Examine how teaching practices are altered to cater for different patient/client groups, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or children.
  5. Discuss strategies for implementing evidence based practice into clinical care.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical education in nursing and midwifery practice. principles of adult learning teaching – peers versus patients/clients, teaching at the bedside / patient education preceptorship - clinical supervision models
  2. Changing teaching approaches to suit the audience.
  3. Research in clinical practice.
  4. How clinical nurses and midwives can be involved in research.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 26 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered6 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 26 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered6 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), tutorials (18 hours), online activities.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayContemporary topic50%
PresentationVideo demonstration - teaching a skill50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayContemporary topic50%
PresentationVideo demonstration - teaching a skill50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Levett-Jones, T. (2018). Clinical Reasoning - Learning to think like a nurse. Pearson Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/986987376
  • Ellis, P. (2019). Evidence-based practice in nursing (4th ed.). Sage. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1084317354
  • Bastable, S. (2017). Nurse as Educator (5th ed.). Jones& Bartlett. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1012347746

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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