James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2017

NS2022 - Clinical Nursing Practice 3

Credit points: 03
Year: 2017
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: College of Healthcare Sciences

Available only to level 2 nursing students.

In this subject students learn about patient responses to pathophysiological processes and how these may affect patients throughout their lifespan. Related nursing skills and professional development are addressed. Basic assessment skills introduced in Clinical Nursing Practice 1 and 2 are further developed. Problem-solving skills are emphasised so that students can appropriately, systematically and expeditiously assess a client's health status and assist the client to meet his/her functional health care needs. This is achieved through lectures, professional experience workshops and flexible modules and application of this knowledge in the clinical setting.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:BM1011 and BM1022 and NS1222 and NS1211 and (HS1005 OR NS1003) and HS1111 and (NS1012 OR NS1004) and NS1220

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Non-standard start/end 06-Feb-2017 to 16-Jun-2017
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 20 hours lectures
  • 20 hours tutorials
  • 20 hours workshops/Seminars
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medication mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder.

Townsville, Limited, Study Period 3
Census Date 02-Feb-2017
Face to face teaching (5 day residential Professional Experience Workshop in Townsville. See BNSc-BM Clinical Ladder for dates.)
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 60 hours - Residential teaching block (40 hours), Online activities (20 hours)
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medication mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder.

Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Non-standard start/end 06-Feb-2017 to 16-Jun-2017
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 20 hours lectures
  • 20 hours tutorials
  • 20 hours workshops/Seminars
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medical mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder.

Cairns, Limited, Study Period 3
Census Date 02-Feb-2017
Face to face teaching (5 day residential Professional Experience Workshop in Cairns. See BNSc-BM Clinical Ladder for dates.)
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 60 hours - Residential teaching block (40 hours), Online activities (20 hours)
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medication mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder.

Mackay, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Non-standard start/end 06-Feb-2017 to 16-Jun-2017
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 20 hours lectures
  • 20 hours tutorials
  • 20 hours workshops/Seminars
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medication mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder.

Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Non-standard start/end 06-Feb-2017 to 16-Jun-2017
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 20 hours lectures
  • 20 hours tutorials
  • 20 hours workshops/Seminars
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medication mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Examinations may be scheduled outside regular university examination period refer to Clinical Ladder.

Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Non-standard start/end 06-Feb-2017 to 16-Jun-2017
Coord/Lect: Ms Elspeth Hillman.
Contact hours:
  • 20 hours lectures
  • 20 hours tutorials
  • 20 hours workshops/Seminars
  • 120 hours professional experience
Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); professional experience placement (pep) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); medication mastery (pass/fail) objective structured clinical examination (osce) satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); assignments (40%).
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.