NS5002 - Nursing Inquiry for Specialist Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:	Discipline of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject aims to introduce the registered nurse to professional nurse practice issues. As reflective nurse practitioners students will explore issues such as human responses to illness, ethico-legal issues in specialty nursing practice and assessing specialist nursing practice using competency standards. Students will be provided with the opportunity to apply knowledge gained to their area of specialist nursing practice.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of and application of ethico-legal principle to the students practice;
• recognise and demonstrate the required abilities to be a reflective practitioner;
• describe communication practices which establish and maintain collaborative and constructive relationships with clients and colleagues;
• engage in activities which enhance the students own and colleagues ongoing education and abilities as a specialist nurse.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	jc157509
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay, Ms Diane Hutchinson, Dr Ann Bonner, nscat.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	assignments.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	jc157509
Lecturers:	Ms Diane Hutchinson, jc159085.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	assignments.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.