Key facts
UNE unit code: HSNS378
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- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Trimester 3 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- 6
Unit information
Consolidate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout your Bachelor of Nursing degree in this capstone unit. In your final trimester of study, you will undertake 160 hours of professional experience placement (PEP) that will enable you to transition to practice as an early career Registered Nurse.
In this unit you will have further opportunity to reflect on your professional practice, maintain personal wellbeing and continue professional development. As you integrate your previous learning, refining your competencies in alignment with the Australian Nursing Standards for Practice, you will be ready to adapt to the challenges and opportunities you will face in diverse clinical settings throughout your career.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
| Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
| Start | Finish | Duration | Attendance | Offerings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | TBA | 2 days | Mandatory Intensive School | Trimester 2, Online | Mandatory online intensive school. Dates to be advised. |
| TBA | TBA | 2 days | Mandatory Intensive School | Trimester 3, Online | Mandatory online intensive school. Dates to be advised. |
Enrolment rules
Notes
This unit must be completed in the final trimester of study.
This unit includes 160 hours of professional experience placement.
Professional experience placements will only proceed for students who meet pre-clinical requirements in the first eight weeks of their enrolment in the course and maintain the currency of these requirements throughout the duration of the course.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- conduct systematic and comprehensive patient/client assessments incorporating contemporary and emerging technologies and practices;
- Maintain safety of the public through application of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills across diverse health care teams and settings;
- develop and evaluate person-centred plans for safe, responsive, and evidence-based care aligning with contemporary frameworks and standards of practice within diverse settings for individuals, families and communities;
- apply knowledge of regional, national, and global health priorities and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards to professional practice;
- establish safe, evidence-based ethical, and culturally competent intraprofessional, interprofessional and therapeutic relationships; and
- role model excellence in professional practice that informs ones' professional identity through self-reflection and commitment to continuing professional development and leadership.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 5% | All offerings | Participation for learning Assessment Notes: Attendance at a minimum of eight (8) of the weekly 2-hour workshops and eight (8) of the weekly scheduled laboratories/tutorials over the trimester OR 100% attendance at the intensive school is required to pass the unit. Students will receive a mark of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory against this assessment. *Any breech of 100% attendance will require documented evidence and make-up activities. Must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 35% | All offerings | Project Proposal No. Words: 1000 |
| Assessment 3 | Yes | All offerings | Professional Experience Placement (PEP) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory: compulsory satisfactory to pass the unit Successful completion of 160 hours of professional experience placement. Must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
| Assessment 4 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Professional Practice Project No. Words: 3000 equivalent Must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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