NUR5005 · Foundations of professional nursing practice

Overview

This unit will introduce you to the foundational professional skills essential for nursing practice. You will examine nursing from a socio-political framework and will be introduced to professional standards and ethical codes that underpin nursing practice. You will explore legal and ethical theories and principles that relate to nursing practice in the Australian healthcare context.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Apply the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Standards and Codes of practice that underpin the expected behaviour and attitudes of registered nurses in Australia.
2. Apply ethical theories and principles to inform decision-making in clinical practice.
3. Explore the socio-political factors that influence nursing practice in the Australian healthcare context.
4. Analyse the legal implications of actions taken in nursing practice.

Workload

12 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.