Integrating Nursing Concepts 3 (10205.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Nursing | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit includes the development of technical and non-technical nursing skills and collaborative approaches to safe nursing care across the lifespan. The focus of this unit is physical, social and emotional wellbeing and care of a person undergoing surgery including medication management. Informed by assessment and integration of multiple knowledges, students will begin to identify actual and potential health needs and nursing interventions and engage safely in the provision of person-centred care in simulated and supervised clinical settings. In applying evidence informed theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, students will identify their personal learning and development needs through reflective practice.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Communicate effectively with interprofessional colleagues and healthcare teams, and advocate, with support, for people and families to ensure safe care;
2. Integrate culturally appropriate psychosocial and emotional wellbeing assessments into the holistic care of people and their families;
3. Describe the interconnectedness of mental and physical health and integrate evidence informed strategies, policies and guidelines to promote wellbeing;
4. Participate in person centred nursing care activities safely under supervision for people across the lifespan, using evidence to identify health needs and develop rationales for care;
5. Model safety in the simulated environment including documentation, clinical handover, risk assessment and prevention, parenteral medication administration and nursing care for a person undergoing surgery;
6. Assess deterioration in health status and initiate care escalation, accurately communicate nursing assessment and actions verbally and in writing; and
7. Demonstrate expected level of understanding and performance in simulated and professional environments commensurate with the scope of practice for Integrating Nursing Concepts 3.
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 - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
Prerequisites
10204 Integrating Nursing Concepts 2 (Capstone 1) OR 11962 Integrating Nursing Concepts 2 AND11835 Person-Centred Practice in Nursing OR 10194 Therapeutic Use of Self 1 AND
10202 Concepts in Pharmacology OR 11964 Concepts in Pharmacology
Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Mrs Belynda Abbott |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Mrs Belynda Abbott |
Required texts
Essential Resources:
Bauldoff, G., Gubrud, P. & Carno, M. (2024). Lemone and Burke's medical surgical nursing: Critical thinking for person-centred care. (5th ed.). Pearson.
Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., Waters, D., Moroney, T., & Crisp, J. (2025). Potter and Perry's fundamentals of nursing ANZ edition (7th ed.). Elsevier.
Levett-Jones, T. (2023). Clinical reasoning: Learning to think like a nurse. (3rd ed.). Pearson.
McCormack, B., McCance, T., Bulley, C., Brown, D., McMillan, A., & Martin, S. (Eds.). (2021). Fundamentals of person-centred healthcare practice. Wiley-Blackwell.
Med+Safe (IntelliLearn). Med+Safe is an online dose calculation programme that is used throughout the curriculum in multiple units. All INC units use Med+Safe®. Students will be provided access to this resource during the teaching periods they are enrolled in an INC unit.
All students must be familiar with the Nursing Student Clinical Placement Guidelines and the Faculty of Health Placement Guidelines.
Recommended Resources:
American Psychological Association.(2020). Publication manual of the American Psychology Association (7th ed.). APA.
Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN). (2024). The New ACORN Standards for Perioperative Nursing in Australia. Australian College of Perioperative Nurses Ltd. Adelaide, SA. Available from: https://www.acorn.org.au/pslink.cfm?refer=acronstandards
Brotto, V. & Rafferty, K. (2020). Clinical dosage calculations (3rd ed.). Cengage Learning Australia.
Harris, P,. Vardaxis, N., & Purtell, L. (2024). Mosby's medical dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions. (4th ANZ Ed). Elsevier.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered Nurse standards for practice. NMBA. Available from: https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx#
International Council of Nurses. (2021). ICN code of ethics for nurses. ICN. Available from: https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/ICN_Code-of-Ethics_EN_Web.pdf
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Where possible, all assessment items will be submitted online via the teaching site in UCLearn. The first page of each assessment item should include the following information:
- Student ID
- Assessment Name
- Word Count (if applicable).
Students names are not to be included on any assessment tasks/submissions. Only Student ID numbers should be included (as per the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures).
Assessment items must be submitted to the assignment area in the unit's UCLearn site, relating to that piece of assessment. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item, to the right submission section.
Late submissions 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.
Extensions
Students can apply for an extension to the submission due date for an assessment item due to extenuating, evidenced circumstances (specific details are found in the Assessment Procedures). An extension 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 from the Student Forms page.
Late Submission
The following late submission period and penalty is applicable to any teaching period commencing after 1 April 2024.
To support the provision of timely feedback to students within the unit, late penalties will apply for summative assessments where late submission is permitted. Late submissions without an approved extension or reasonable adjustment will result in a penalty of a mark reduction of 10% of the maximum available marks for the assessment item per day (or part thereof) up to and including three calendar days. If a student submits more than three calendar days late without an approved extension or reasonable adjustment, the student will be allocated a mark of zero for that assessment, with no feedback provided.
Approval of extensions based on extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.
For teaching periods commencing prior to 1 April 2024, a late penalty of 5 % of the maximum available marks for the assessment item per day (or part thereof) was applied up to and including seven calendar days. An assignment submitted over 7 days late will not be accepted.
The use of GenAI is outlined in individual assessment instructions. More detailed information can be found at GenAI and Assessment at UC.
The GenAI for Students Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.
Across the School of Nursing and Midwifery programs, the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) should be approached with transparency and clear acknowledgment to uphold academic integrity and maintain trust within the academic community.
Students are encouraged to engage with AI tools responsibly, using them as aids in research, learning, and clinical problem-solving rather than as replacements for critical thinking or professional judgment. It is critically important that student knowledge is assessed to verify their achievement of unit and course level outcomes for the integrity of the profession and the safety of the public. It is essential that any contributions or insights generated by AI, including but not limited to summaries, text generation, image generation, or data analysis, be transparently referenced in accordance with academic standards to ensure clarity regarding the sources of information and to avoid any misrepresentation of authorship. Please see the UC student guide RE AI use
This practice not only promotes ethical standards but also aligns with recent guidelines emphasising transparency in AI use in educational and clinical contexts (e.g., International Council of Nurses, position statement 2023 and the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency).
https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/higher-education-good-practice-hub/artificial-intelligence
Special assessment requirements
Information on extensions and special considerations for assessments can be found in the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is NOT offered for this unit.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
All Bachelor of Nursing students are expected to undertake a minimum of five (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 (i.e., lectures, workshops, tutorials).
In nursing where PEP is a requirement for professional registration, hours expected for engagement and to meet the unit requirements are necessarily adjusted and may fluctuate during the teaching period.
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 PEP. A RAP cannot be automatically applied to PEP and students must seek a Placement Support Letter from the inclusion team in addition to their RAP.
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 Inherent Requirements statements. For support in meeting the inherent requirements, please make a time with Inclusion and your Course Convenor
Participation requirements
Withdrawal
It is expected that all students will be available for the duration of the teaching period, inclusive of any scheduled PEP in INC units. All students are encouraged to review the Important Dates for Applications and Enrolments for information on deadlines, including census date.
During the week before the teaching period commences (O week) students are encouraged to speak with the relevant unit convenor/s to understand specific unit requirements in their chosen unit of study, including requirements specified in this unit outline.
Where a student self-identifies that they will not be available for the duration of the teaching period, and/or scheduled PEP, it is strongly encouraged that they consider withdrawing from the unit prior to census date to avoid any financial and/or academic penalty. Where extenuating circumstances arise after census date the student will be encouraged to speak with Student Centre regarding withdrawal from the unit and applying for remission of fees and/or academic penalty.
It is expected that students who withdraw from a unit of study will contact the course convenor to discuss their overall course progression and seek an updated, approved, study plan from health.student@canberra.edu.au to support their continued progression in the course.
Course Progression and Maximum Duration
Students are reminded that any variation to their study plan, including withdrawal or awarding of a fail grade, will increase overall course duration. Students must course complete within the maximum course duration of seven (7) years. As the Bachelor of Nursing course is accredited with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC), in the event that a student is identified as not being able to course complete in the required maximum course duration, the Discipline will recommend to Faculty Board that your program be discontinued.
INC Units
All INC Units are linked to PEP and as such, completion of all learning modules, including directed and self-directed study, and active participation in face-to-face workshops is expected. Participating in workshop discussions to clarify concepts and to develop confidence with professional communication and verbally expressing ideas can be helpful for students and 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 workshops 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 Convener via email with documentary evidence provided for a make-up workshop to be considered. Failure to attend practical workshops (as per above 5b) will prevent students from progressing to a PEP, hence failure to attend practical workshops is grounds for an NC (fail grade) in this unit.
Pre-Placement requirements
Pre-Placement Requirements must be attended to and submitted via InPlace. Please consult with the Placement Team if your criminal record check, manual handling and/or immunisation schedule will become out-of-date while on placement for 2023.
Failure to complete the pre-placement requirements will result in the student's scheduled placement to be cancelled and an NC grade will be awarded. For more information regarding pre-placement requirements please review the work integrated learning (WIL) section of this unit outline.
Required IT skills
Please note the materials required for this unit section. 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.
Students undertaking units where there are assessment items conducted online are strongly encouraged to test their setup during the semester. Where support for troubleshooting technical issues is identified by students, students are encouraged to seek support from Service Desk.
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.
Costs
The following costs are expected with this unit:
- Textbooks
- Self printing of any electronic material provided
- Potential costs associated with remote learning activities and/or assessments (e.g. reliable computer and internet connection).
Work placement, internships or practicums
INC Units
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 PEP for the required number of hours over the course is mandatory. Therefore, attendance is compulsory for all scheduled PEP.
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.
PEP is organised by the CareersUC Placement Team and are scheduled throughout the calendar year, including during class free periods. Once allocated to PEP, 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.
Students are required to be punctual for placement and should receive their rostered shifts from the CareersUC Placement Team or directly from the allocated PEP site.
Required PEP Documents and Assessments
In each Integrating Nursing Concepts (INC) unit the platform SmartaBase is used to record students PEP assessments, goals, reflections and clinical attendance. Students will be provided information and education on using the system and associated placement requirements.
In line with requirements stipulated in the Student PEP guidelines any evidence of extenuating circumstances that affect a student's attendance schedule and/or location of PEP, must be provided to the Clinical Placements Team, by the deadline announced on the BN Canvas sites, for consideration during PEP scheduling. This includes Placement support letters from Inclusion.
Prior to commencing PEP all students are required to:
- Review the Clinical Placement Module and Smartabase instructions (where applicable)
- This includes all associated due dates for each of the required activities.
- Complete all pre-placement requirements by the advertised deadline.
- Accept the conditions and upload a signed copy of the UC Student Agreement.
During PEP all students are required to:
- Complete and submit their mid-placement assessment.
Please note: It is expected that students will complete their scheduled PEP, in consecutive days. This is to support their learning and development, and to facilitate assessment of students against the required standards. Where students are absent from PEP and the absence impacts on continuity of assigned PEP, the remainder of the student's scheduled PEP may be rescheduled. The rescheduled PEP will be inclusive of the outstanding PEP hours and any required make-up time, to afford opportunity for the student to undertake PEP as required and be assessed appropriately.
After clinical placement all students are required to:
- Complete and upload a copy of their Clinical Attendance Record (CAR) to Smartabase
- Sign their ANSAT to acknowledge their understanding of their assessment.
- This must be completed within seven (7) days of completion of clinical placement.
Students who do not complete above activities, within the required timeframes, will not be able to commence/continue or finalise their PEP resulting in a fail, non-complete (NC) grade.
Students who are unsuccessful in any INC unit will be required to complete all assessments (including all PEP hours) in a subsequent offering of the unit to progress in their program ie. PEP hours from an unsuccessful attempt at an INC unit are not included in the PEP hours calculated for the program.
Additional mandated pre-placement requirements:
Pre Place is a required module and must be completed by any student attending a placement/internship. Students are required to upload the specific documents and complete the outlined training. To access this course please follow this link https://uclearn.canberra.edu.au/enroll/GBYNB8. Students will not be permitted to attend placement until they have completed the training and uploaded evidence to InPlace.
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
- 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) by the due date stipulated by the placement team.
Students are required to be familiar with the Pre-Placement requirements and Placement checks and clearances pages.
Industry mandatory requirements:
Students will be advised of any mandatory eLearning which must be completed for specific clinical placement sites via email or InPlace notification. Students are required to complete all eLearning as directed in this correspondence to participate in their PEP as scheduled.
Failure to complete required eLearning, or pre-placement requirements, within the advised timeframes will result in the cancellation of clinical placement (PEP) and a fail (NC) grade for the unit.
Please see the BN Clinical Placement Canvas site and the Clinical Placement website 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 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. A practical training session will be needed - you will be advised of this via unit convenor or by the Nursing Professional Practice 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.
Failure to complete the required Manual Handling training, within the advised timeframes, will result in the cancellation of clinical placement (PEP) and a fail (NC) grade for the unit.
Make up time
Unless they have evidence of extenuating circumstances, students are expected to complete all rostered clinical practice days, to satisfactorily meet the requirements of the Integrating Nursing Concepts unit. The Bachelor of Nursing 364JA is accredited to include 840 hours of supervised practice for course completion.
Students who are approved to complete make-up days because of absence due to extenuating circumstances, will have this arranged by the CareersUC Placement Team and will be notified via InPlace.
Students are strongly encouraged to self-audit their clinical hours regularly and compare these to the hours recorded in Smartabase to ensure accuracy.
Removal from Clinical Placement (PEP)
Students who demonstrate unsatisfactory progress towards the expected standard of practice for their enrolled Integrating Nursing Concepts unit at any point throughout their PEP will be commenced on an Individual Support Plan (ISP) with specific learning strategies and goals. If the strategies and goals are not met, students will receive an unsatisfactory Clinical Assessment, which will result in removal from Clinical Placement (PEP) and a fail grade (NC) for the unit. If the students conduct or practice constitutes a significant risk to public safety, as assessed by the clinical site, CLN, or CF a student's placement may be suspended or terminated immediately without an ISP in place. The student will meet with the Nursing Professional Practice Convenor and Discipline Lead (Nursing) and discuss their progress in the unit, and alternate arrangements may be made depending on the outcome of the meeting and any investigations or inquiries.
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