NS1911 - Foundational Nursing Studies and Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

NS1911 is available only to students admitted to Bachelor of Nursing Science (Graduate Entry) [100508]. Available via Townsville campus only.

A pre-residential package of guided study will be sent prior to a 4-week block program in mid to late January that presents the basic nursing skills, communication and health care industry requisites and skills. A mandatory 2 week clinical placement at a low dependency unit follows the residential school when basic nursing skills are assessed. On successful completion of NS1911, the student can progress to the second and then third year subjects.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical concepts underpinning the various foundational nursing skills;
• develop and apply the clinical skills needed for client/patient assessment and nursing intervention in non-acute adult nursing care;
• demonstrate the various basic nursing skills to at least a first year nursing student level during clinical practice;
• utilise evidence/research based information for nursing practice;
• apply skills of clinical decision making and reflective practice in caring for adults in non-acute clinical settings.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• 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 ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that 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 read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

NS1211 and NS1222

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 07-Feb-2013
Face to face teaching (2 week block)
Coordinator:	Miss Tanya Langtree, Mr Peter Hartin
Contact hours:	80 hours - Residential teaching block 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

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.