NS3223 - Preparation for Practice
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition |
Available only to level 3 nursing science students.
This subject has been designed to prepare the student for the transition from undergraduate student to professional registered nurse. The students are introduced to basic principles of management, leadership and working within the multidisciplinary team.
Learning Outcomes
- contribute effectively to group processes within the workplace;
- critically analyse the process of transition from student to novice RN;
- discuss quality improvement functions as components of the nurses responsibility to the profession and to the organisation;
- display the ability to integrate a number of leadership and management strategies into the novice RN role;
- identify key issues associated with seeking and obtaining employment as an RN.
| Prerequisites: | NS2022 and (NS2213 OR NS2214) and NS2112 and NS2015 and PP2131 and PP2231 and HS2000 and HS2101 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NS3113 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lee Stewart |
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| Assessment: | assignment 1 - article synopsis (60%); assignments (40%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lee Stewart |
| Method of Delivery: | Printed materials |
| Assessment: | (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lee Stewart |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | assignment 1 - article synopsis (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lee Stewart |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | assignment 1 - article synopsis (60%); assignments (40%). |
| Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lee Stewart |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | (60%); assignments (40%). |
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.