NS5002 - Contemporary Issues in Specialised Practice

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

This subject aims to introduce the registered nurse to issues of continuing professional development. As nurses, students will explore topics including reflective practice and ethico-legal issues in specialty nursing practice as well as assess specialised nursing practice using competency standards. Students will compile their own professional portfolio based on subject content applied to their area of expertise.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of the application of reflective practice and ethico-legal principles to their practice through the development of a professional portfolio;
• engage in activities which enhance their own and colleagues' ongoing education and abilities as a specialised practitioner and record the nature of these activities through the portfolio development process;
• demonstrate, via the portfolio development process, an understanding of the principles and value of competency based assessment for specialised practice.

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 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
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.