NUR 3100 The Beginning Practitioner

STAFFING:

REQUISITES:

RATIONALE:

In order to promote delivery of nursing care in a timely, economic and environmentally safe manner, students need to be prepared for the transition from tertiary education to the work culture.

SYNOPSIS:

This course is practice based and encompasses clinical and management skills fundamental for beginning practitioners and will enhance graduate transition to the workforce.

OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this course students will be able to:

1. explore the relationship between work expectations and role conflict;
2. explain the significance of work culture and its effect on personnel management at a beginning level;
3. explain the impact of collaborative practice on outcomes of care;
4. demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document safe, effective nursing care at beginning practitioner level;
5. demonstrate ability to utilise critical reasoning at beginning practitioner level.
6. CLINICAL OBJECTIVES 6-15: utilise Irurita's framework when assessing health status of clients as a beginning practitioner;
7. apply management theory to prioritising and planning client care at a beginning practitioner level;
8. demonstrate ability to interpret events and intervene appropriately as a beginning practitioner;
9. demonstrate ability to practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of their qualifications;
10. demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with peers and clients in verbal and non-verbal forms;
11. demonstrate ability to maintain the safety and dignity of clients at all times;
12. demonstrate ability to apply current research findings when planning client care;
13. demonstrate accountability for practice;
14. interact collaboratively with other members of the health care team when planning care;
15. evaluate outcomes of client care at an appropriate level.

TOPICS:

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

ALL textbooks and materials are available for purchase from USQ BOOKSHOP (unless otherwise stated). Orders may be placed via secure internet, free fax 1800642453, phone 07 46312742 (within Australia), or mail. Overseas students should fax +61 7 46311743, or phone +61 7 46312742. For costs, further details, and internet ordering, use the 'Textbook Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au click 'Semester', then enter your 'Course Code' (no spaces).

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

All texts used previously in courses in the BN program.

Web Sites: www.anci.org.au/competencystandards.htm www.rcna.org.au/RCNApolicies/PSAdvancedPracticeNursing.html www.nursing-standard.co.uk/archives/vol13-44/research.htm www.nursing-standard.co.uk/archives/vol13-43/research.htm dest.gov.au/highered/nursing/pubs/duty-of-care/default.html www.nursing-standard.co.uk/resources/quickref.htm www.nursing-standard.co.uk/archives/vol12-38/research.htm www.qnc-qld.gov.au/index.cfm?pageID=2&NI=2 www.nursingjobs.com.au/articles/Announcements%20Complied02.PDF

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to participate actively in all classes scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximize their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Students must attend 200 hours of clinical experience. To maximize their chances of satisfying the objectives of the practical component of the course, students should attend and actively participate in 90% of the tutorials and one 2-hour laboratory in the course prior to undertaking their Clinical Experience.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   Students must complete 200 hours of clinical experience as partial fulfilment of Queensland Nursing Council requirements for registration. To satisfactorily complete the CLINICAL CHECKLIST students must demonstrate clinical competence in the following areas: (i) completion of four quality audits; (ii) priority planning and care delivery; (iii) drug calculations and, where possible, management of I.V. therapy; and (iv) medications, pain assessment, aseptic technique (simple or complex) thus gaining the 1 mark available for CLINICAL CHEKLIST. To satisfactorily complete the CLINICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION students must be assessed in Clinical skills and experience as satisfactory on the clinical evaluation form thus gaining the 1 mark available for CLINICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. The assessment is based on the ANC Competencies and must be completed at a competent level in a clinical setting. To satisfactorily complete the PEER REVIEW LABORATORY SUPERVISION students must attend a 2 hour NUR2050 laboratory to supervise the clinical performance of a second year nursing student. In order to gain the 1 mark available students must satisfactorily complete the assigned objectives.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval then a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the assignment will apply for each working day late.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of a pass in this course students must: (i) obtain 100% in relation to medication calculations (to be completed whilst on clinical); (ii) satisfactorily complete the clinical experience component of the course, indicated by the award of 1 mark for clinical experience; and (iii) satisfactorily complete assessment items as per criteria in the course guide.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks (grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   There is no examination in this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   There will be no Deferred or Supplementary examinations in this course.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1. Students of clinical courses need to be certain they have submitted the following documents to the Faculty Office to ensure they will be allowed to proceed to a clinical placement - Current CPR Certification, Completion of the Queensland Health Orientation and submission of the checklist, Hepatitis B titre declaration and Confidentiality Form.