NS5906 - Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject builds onto the previous Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice subject (NS5903). Students will undertake further clinical practice under the supervision of academic and clinical mentors within a selected clinical setting in order to enhance and refine their knowledge and skills of nurse practitioner practice.

Learning Outcomes

• develop knowledge, skills and professional attributes required for safe and effective practice as a Nurse Practitioner.

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;
• 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 communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

NS5903

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay, Mrs Jacqueline Smith
Lecturer:	Dr Lea Budden.
Contact hours:	190 hours clinical placement
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials
Assessment:	formative evaluation of clinical practice by clinical supervisor (30%); assignments (50%); written analysis of np role (20%).

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.