NS1222 - Clinical Nursing Practice 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	College of Healthcare Sciences

This subject explores the concept of illness and examines the experience of hospitalisation on individuals. The skills of decision making and reflective practice are again emphasised, with students being given the opportunity to gather, analyse and interpret data in the preparation of nursing care plans and nursing interventions. Students will continue to utilise a problem solving process introduced in Clinical Nursing Practice 1 and will apply this within the clinical setting.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the need for research-based clinical practice;
• apply the concepts of illness to nursing practice;
• describe the effects of hospitalisation on individuals, and suggest strategies to resolve any problems that may occur;
• integrate knowledge from other subjects in applying the skills of clinical decision making and reflective practice;
• develop and apply the clinical skills needed for assessment and intervention in the clinical setting.

Prerequisites:

NS1211Allow concurrent for NS1211

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Hartin.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); medication calculation (pass/fail) (%); assignments (20%); online quiz (20%); objective structured clinical examination (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%); professional experience placement (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Face to face teaching (5 day residential as per Clinical Ladder)
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Hartin.
Contact hours:	40 hours - Residential Block 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); medication calculation (pass/fail) (%); assignments (20%); online quiz (20%); objective structured clinical examination (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%); professional experience placement (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Hartin.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); medication calculation (pass/fail) (%); assignments (20%); online quiz (20%); objective structured clinical examination (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%); professional experience placement (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder
Mackay, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Hartin.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); medication calculation (pass/fail) (%); assignments (20%); online quiz (20%); objective structured clinical examination (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%); professional experience placement (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder.
Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Hartin.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); medication calculation (pass/fail) (%); assignments (20%); online quiz (20%); objective structured clinical examination (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%); professional experience placement (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder.
Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Hartin.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); medication calculation (pass/fail) (%); assignments (20%); online quiz (20%); objective structured clinical examination (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%); professional experience placement (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory) (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period - refer to Clinical Ladder.

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.