Integrating Nursing Concepts 3 (10205.1)
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Nursing | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Articulate the role comprehensive health assessment plays in providing safe and quality nursing practice for individuals, families and communities;
2. Demonstrate foundational skills in effective planning, delivery and evaluation of safe and quality nursing practice;
3. Engage, beyond the foundation level, with contemporary evidence to inform nursing practice;
4. Demonstrate foundational skills in effective communication within the interdisciplinary healthcare team;
5. Demonstrate the ability to reflect in and on practice so as to inform further development of safe and quality nursing care;
6. Demonstrate an effective use of knowledge of the healthcare care system;
7. Engage consumers as partners in their own care through effective listening and meaningful communication; and
8. Practice in ways that ensure care is respectful and supportive of people with diverse backgrounds.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
10204 Integrating Nursing Concepts 2 (Capstone 1) OR 9060 Learning for Professional Practice 2.Corequisites
Must be enrolled in 364JA Bachelor of Nursing or 365JA Bachelor of Nursing Advanced.Must be enrolled in unit 10196 Health Across the Lifespan: Child and Family Health OR 9044 Introduction to Mental Health.
Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
Learning for Professional Practice 3, 9046.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
Essential Resources:
Crisp, J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G. & Waters, D. (2021). Potter and Perry's fundamentals of nursing (6th Aust. ed.). Elsevier.
Med+Safe (IntelliLearn). Med+Safe is an online dose calculation program that is used throughout the curriculum in multiple units.(See 4b required equipment for purchase details).
Gillespie, M. & Paterson, B. (2009). Helping novice nurses make effective clinical decisions: The situated clinical decision making framework. Nursing Eucation Pespectives, 30(3), 164-170. (Found in the Unit reading list)
All students must be familiar with the Nursing Student Clinical Placement Guidelines and the Faculty of Health Placement Guidelines.
Recommended Resources:
American Psychological Association.(2019). Publication manual of the American Psychology Association (7th ed.). APA.
Clendon, J. & Munns, A. (2019). Community Health and Wellness: Principles of primary health care (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered Nurse standards for practice. NMBA. Available from: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-forpractice.aspx
International Council of Nurses.(2021). ICN code of ethics for nurses. ICN. Available from: https://www.icn.ch/system/files/2021-10/ICN_Code-of-Ethics_EN_Web_0.pdf
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Assessment items must be submitted to the assignment area in the Unit's Canvas site, relating to that piece of assessment. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding assessment item to the right submission section.
To pass this unit students must:
- Attempt all assessment items, and
- Attend all allocated workshops, and
- Achieve a Pass (50% or more) in the OSCA including passing the medication component to be able to administer medications during your INC3 placement, and
- Achieve a satisfactory assessment for Clinical Placement; and
- Achieve 50% overall.
Clinical placement within the Bachelor of Nursing program is privileged as a critical nursing development opportunity for students. All Integrating Nursing Concepts (INC) units have discrete theory components and a clinical practice component where student capability is assessed. For INC units where the clinical placement is scheduled after the unit teaching and unit results are known, students must be on a passing grade to continue on to their scheduled placement. Students who have achieved <50/100 for the unit or who have failed their OSCA will have any upcoming placement cancelled by the CareersUC Placement Team on the advice of the Unit Convenor.
Special assessment requirements
Integrating Nursing Concepts (INC) Units:
Work integrated learning, or Clinical Placement assessments provide opportunities to evaluate the student's ability to assess and derive clinical understandings in practice using their learnt theoretical framework. Students will be assessed for their ability to respond to and care for those around them using professional ethical nursing practice at year level. Students are required to implement skills safely and effectively in a variety of settings and are assessed against the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice. As such, a satisfactory grade must be obtained in the clinical component to pass this unit.
To achieve satisfactory progress, you must:
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Attend all rostered clinical placement. If you are unable to attend for any reason, you must notify the placement site as soon as possible (before the scheduled shift) that you are unable to attend and notify your supervising Clinical Liaison Nurse (CLN). Absences must be reported and approved by the CLN or unit convenor.
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Complete all Clinical assessment tasks as stipulated within the INC Canvas site.
Assessment will be moderated by the CLN team and Unit Convenor to ensure that judgments of students' performance are fair and valid. If you require further information on how the assessment tasks of this unit are assessed and moderated please see the unit convener.
Moderation
Moderation will be undertaken for all assessment items to ensure that marking is fair and consistent. Moderation will take place in line with the faculty of health guidelines and the University assessment procedures document https://www.canberra.edu.au/Policies/PolicyProcedure/Index/369
Extensions
Students can apply for an extension to the submission due date for an assessment item through extenuating, evidenced circumstances (specific details are found in the Assessment Procedures).
Extensions must be applied for before the due date. Documentary evidence (e.g. medical certificate) will be expected for an extension to be granted, however this will not guarantee that the application will be successful. The Unit Convener or relevant Program Director will decide whether to grant an extension and the length of the extension.
An Assignment Extension form is available via MyUC under 'Study'.
Late submission will only be accepted for a limited period. If more than one late submission is made within that period, only the first late submission will be accepted for marking and may be subject to penalties as detailed in the Assessment Procedures and Policies (see links above). Late submissions without an approved extension will result in a penalty of 5% reduced marks from the total available, per calendar day late. An assignment submitted over 7 days late will not be accepted.
Deferment of OSCA examination
Any student who cannot sit the OSCA during their alloted time must provide evidence of illness or exceptional circumstance as per the UC Assessment policy. Students must request a deferred OSCA by directly emailing the unit convener on or before the scheduled exam date with the supporting documentation and an Extension form.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is NOT offered for this unit.
Academic integrity
Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.
To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.
Use of Text-Matching Software
The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.
Learner engagement
You will note the student workload guidelines above (6a).
Please note that as per UC guidelines, for each 3 Credit Point unit of study students should expect to spend approximately 150 hours per teaching period on both directed and self directed activities in order to engage meaningfully in the unit content and to develop assessments for learning. In nursing where PEP is requirement for professional registration, hours expected for engagement and to meet the unit requirements are necessarily adjusted and may fluctuate during the teaching period. All Bachelor of Nursing students are expected to undertake up to 5 hours per week per unit of directed/self directed learning (SDL) related to content engagement, assessment preparation, clinical learning or revision in addition to their timetabled unit contact (ie. lectures, workshops, tutorials).
Inclusion and engagement
Any student with a reasonable adjustment plan (RAP) is asked to contact Inclusion@canberra.edu.au to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be required for clinical placement.
Students within 364JA Bachelor of Nursing must ensure that they meet the Inherent requirements relevant to the profession of nursing- it is each students responsibility to read and understand these UC Nursing Inherenet Requirements statements. For support in meeting the inherent requirements, please make a time with Inclusion@canberra.edu.au and your course convenor BNConvenor@canberra.edu.au.
Participation requirements
It is expected that students participate in all unit learning opportunities in this unit. This is inclusive of all timetabled activities. Assessment items are linked to the unit learning outcomes, the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and professional codes. Therefore all students are required to attend and actively participate in all learning opportunities scheduled for this Unit. Students can self-select their preferred classes via the Allocate+ system.
All INC Units are linked to Clinical Placement and as such, completion of all learning modules, including directed and self-directed study, and active participation in workshop sessions is expected. Participating in seminar discussions to clarify concepts and to develop confidence with professional communication and verbally expressing ideas can be helpful for students and also supports the learning of student peers (see NMBA RN Standards for Practice (2016) Standard 2 and related criterion https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx
Practical workshop attendance and active participation is required to enable students to practice the 'skilful doing' aspects of nursing practice. Practical workshops enable students to translate concepts and theoretical understanding into 'real world' applications safely while practicing professional communication skills. Absence from practical workshops must be notified to the Unit Convenors via email with documentary evidence provided for a make-up workshop to be considered. Failure to attend practical workshops (As per Above 5b) is grounds for an NC (fail grade) in this unit.
Required IT skills
Please note section 4B: materials required. You will require computer skills to access the internet upload to the Canvas university site submissions in various formats. This unit may involve online meetings in real time using a virtual room. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, please visit the UCLearn Student Help link.
In-unit costs
Clinical uniform is required for both clinical practical intensives and clinical placement and can be purchased from the UC shop on campus. For requirements please see the Clinical Placement Guidelines booklet available on the BN Clinical Placement Canvas site. Pre-clinical requirements sometimes incur a cost such as National Police check/Crime check, and vaccination completion. See 6g for list of requirements for placement.
Work placement, internships or practicums
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) has accredited the UC Bachelor of Nursing program. For UC graduates to be eligible for registration as a nurse in Australia, attendance on clinical placement for the required number of hours over the course is mandatory. Therefore, attendance is compulsory for clinical placements.
To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Nursing degree, students must successfully complete the set number of clinical hours within a variety of clinical settings. The University of Canberra has developed relationships with a range of public and private health service providers to achieve this requirement. Students are representing the University and are expected to meet the University student conduct requirements https://www.canberra.edu.au/current-students/canberra-students/conduct
Clinical Placements are organised by the CareersUC Placement Team and are scheduled throughout the calendar year including during class free periods. Once allocated to a clinical placement, students are expected to be available to attend that placement in the roster given by the placement site. There are a range of important learning opportunities available throughout the shift and students are expected to avail themselves of these opportunities. Permission to leave early will only be supported with consultation with the Clinical Liaison Nurse (CLN) and/or Unit Convenor.
Students are required to be punctual for placement and should receive their rostered shifts from the CareersUC Placement Team. Shift times commonly start between:
Morning - 6-9 am (0600-0900)
Evening - 1-3 pm (1300-1500)
Night shift - 8-11 pm (2000-2300) (please note that night shifts are not rostered to students in INC3
Pre-placement requirements:
Students are advised to review InPlace regularly to check the status of their pre-placement requirements and to ensure that all contact details are up-to-date. This information must include an emergency point of contact or next of kin.
The CareersUC Placement Team requires evidence of the following before a placement can be organised:
Immunisations (multiple- see Placement office staff for specific details)
TB Screening
NSW Health Forms
National Criminal History Check
Working with Vulnerable People Card
Manual Handling Training Assessment
The student needs to upload this information to InPlace and ensure it is verified (green status) a minimum of four weeks prior to commencing placement. Further information about Pre-Placement requirements are outlined on the Clinical Placement website https://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/apply-now/before-you-apply/placement-requirements
The university requires that students complete the UC Student placement/internship agreement form and upload it to Canvas by the first day of clinical placement. Students who do not do so will have their clinical placement cancelled.
Industry mandatory requirements:
Some industry partners will expect students to complete certain learning packages prior to commencing placement at that site. For example, ACT Health requires students to complete e-learning modules on Manual Handling, Infection Prevention, Fire and Emergency, Child protection and Aseptic Technique as well as requiring students to upload their Hand Hygiene Certificate and Acknowledgement Form to the ACT Health website.
Details of what is required and how to submit evidence of completion will be emailed to you by ACT or NSW Health when your placement is confirmed. Students must meet all mandatory pre-placement requirements and submit any requested documentation four weeks before placement is due to start. Failure to complete mandatory industry partner or pre-placement requirements by the due dates will result in cancellation of your clinical placement and a fail (NC) grade for the unit. Please see the BN Clinical Placement Canvas site and the Clinical Placement website (www.canberra.edu.au/placement) for further detailed information.
Manual Handling
Students should check InPlace to ensure their Manual Handling training is current. Annual manual handling training is a pre-placement requirement for all nursing students in any health care facility. This may be in addition to any other e-learning required by a Health Service. Training information can be found on the Faculty of Health Canvas site. Students must complete all of the online Manual Handling training modules and the quiz. Evidence of successful completion of the quiz is then uploaded to InPlace to show proof of completion of manual handling training. Sometimes a practical training session will be needed - you will be advised of this via the unit convenor.
Students should ensure that enough time is allowed to complete the online modules (1-2 hours), leaving this until the last moment will result in the student not being able to complete Manual Handling training and subsequent cancellation of their placement.
Canvas Clinical Placement Module Requirements
The Clinical Placement Module within each INC unit contains the activities required to successfully complete clinical placement. Documentation associated with each of the module activities is provided within each activity. Activities are due prior to, during and after clinical placement. Students should review this module fully, and all associated due dates for activities prior to commencing clinical placement. All activities must be completed within seven (7) days of completion of clinical placement.
Make up time
Students who need to complete make-up days as a result of missed days on clinical placement will have this arranged by the Careers UC Placement Team. Students are strongly encouraged to self audit their clinical days regularly comparing their clinical attendance records to their InPlace profile. Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing 364JA must complete 880 hours of supervised practice for course completion.
