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NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020 Faculty of Health and Medicine

School of Nursing and Midwifery NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020

OVERVIEW Course Description

This course provides the clinical foundations to the care of adults and children across a range of contexts. The development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills related to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, safe medication practices, relevant legal and ethical principles are integral to this course.

Review of Progress Requirements

This course is a compulsory program requirement for students in the following program(s): - Bachelor of Nursing In addition to meeting the University's overall requirements for academic progression, students enrolled in these program(s) must satisfactorily complete this course in order to progress in their program.

Requisites

This course is only available to students who are active in the Bachelor of Nursing program. Pre-requisite - successful completion of NURS1101. Pre-requisite or Co-requisite - successful completion of or concurrent enrolment in NURS1201.

Assumed Knowledge

NURS1101 NURS1103

Contact Hours

Clinical * Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per Week for 2 Weeks Laboratory * Face to Face On Campus 28 hour(s) per Term Full Term Compulsory Requirement: Attendance Requirement - Students must attend a minimum number of these sessions. Lecture Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Term Full Term Self-Directed Learning Self-Directed 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial Virtual Class / Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks Note: Tutorials can be delivered face to face or online

Unit Weighting Workload

* This contact type has a compulsory requirement. 10 Students are required to spend on average 120-140 hours of effort (contact and non-contact) including assessments per 10 unit course.

CRICOS Provider 00109J

NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020

CONTACTS Course Coordinator

Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Ms Danielle Noble [email protected] (02) 4349 4534 Consultation: Responses to emails can be expected within 3 working days unless the tutor or course coordinator is off campus. Questions should be posted to Blackboard, where the answer may well be of benefit to other students. Students are required to check their UON email account regularly and to use their student-mail accounts for all email correspondence with the University (see UON Electronic Mail Policy section 5.1.2).

Teaching Staff School Office

Other teaching staff will be advised on the course Blackboard site. Callaghan RW141 (Richardson Wing) [email protected] Ph.: (02) 4921 6304 Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Ourimbah Health Precinct Building [email protected] Ph.: (02) 4349 4588 Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Port Macquarie Student HUB [email protected] Ph.: (02) 6581 6262 Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Clinical Enquiries – [email protected] Timetable Enquiries – [email protected] Enrolment Enquiries – [email protected] BN Program Convenor– [email protected]

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NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020

SYLLABUS Course Content

Person-centred care; therapeutic communication, health assessment; care planning; implementation and evaluation; quality use of medications; client education; cultural competence, clinical reasoning; and reflective practice.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate person-centered care in practice 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between person- centred care, therapeutic communication and patient safety 3. Demonstrate safe and effective nursing practice consistent with client needs and plan of care including the involvement of other health care professionals 4. Apply an evidence-based assessment framework to collect data about the physical, socio-cultural and mental health of individuals 5. Demonstrate a range of techniques, including observation, interview, physical assessment to conduct a comprehensive nursing assessment 6. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing actions 7. Utilise clinical reasoning skills (cycle) in both simulated settings and clinical practice. 8. Demonstrate interprofessional communication skills including the use of ISBAR, patient handover and report writing 9. Reflect on nursing practice and identify professional development needs 10. Apply professional and ethical nursing frameworks to practice 11. Integrate into practice common law and legislation relating to professional practice and accountability including: a. consent; b. NSW Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act (1969) and Regulation (2008); c. NSW Ministry of Health Policy policies related to: `Medication management in NSW public hospitals; `Health Care Records - Documentation and Management; `Records Principles for Creation, Management, Storage and Disposal of Health Care Records; and Medical Records 12. Demonstrate beginning understanding of health informatics and health technology as essential for safe and effective delivery of care 13. Students that complete this course will also be able to demonstrate competence in the following core skills at a beginning level: a) taking, assessing and recording the vital signs (including pulse oximetry) b) mobility assessment c) provision of hygiene care d) safe moving of client unable to assist or get out of bed e) Simple dressing technique f) calculation of medication dosages g) medication administration (oral medications and sub-cutaneous injections)

NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020 Course Materials

Required Texts: Berman, A, Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burton, T., & Harvey, N. (2017). Skills in Clinical Nursing. Frenchs Forrest, Australia: Pearson. Berman, A, Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Dwyer, T., Hales, M., Harvey, N., & Stanley, D. (2018). Kozier and Erb’s fundamentals of nursing (4th ed.). Frenchs Forrest, Australia: Pearson. Levett-Jones, T. (Ed.). (2018). Clinical Reasoning: Learning to think like a nurse. (2nd ed.). Frenchs Forrest, NSW: Pearson. Recommended Texts: Gatford, J. D. & Phillips, N. (2016) Nursing calculations. (9th ed.). Sydney: Elsevier. Levett-Jones, T., & Bourgeois, S. (2018). The clinical placement: An essential guide for nurses (4th ed.). Sydney: Elsevier.

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NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020

COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS In order to pass this course, each student must complete ALL of the following compulsory requirements: Contact Hour Requirements: - Clinical There is a compulsory attendance requirement in this course. Clinical Placement will be 80 hours Compulsory Requirement: Attendance Requirement - Students must attend a minimum number of these sessions. Students are required to complete 100 percent of clinical placement hours and provide evidence of attendance - Laboratory There is a compulsory attendance requiremen t in this course. To be eligible to attend clinical placement 100 percent attendance and satisfactory performance is required in clinical laboratories. Attendance is essential preparation for professional experience and provides relevant clinical skills and medi cation related knowledge. Students will only be given the opportunity for a makeup laboratory if an adverse circumstances form is submitted and approved by the course coordinator. Failure to attend a clinical lab can result in either cancellation or postponement of clinical placement. Complete the required clinical laboratory preparation as outlined in the Clinical Laboratory Workbooks. Course Assessment Requirements: • Assessment 1 – Reflection: Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course. •

Assessment 2 – Case Study: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.

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Assessment 3 – Medication Quiz: Pass Requirement - Students must achieve 100 percent in the medication calculation quiz to pass the course.

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Assessment 4 – End of Semester Quiz: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.

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Assessment 5 - Professional Task: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. Students must provide evidence of satisfactory performance in Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Placement and Competence Assessment. Unsatisfactory performance in the final week of placement is grounds for a criterion fail. Non-completion of this assessment requirement will result in a ‘criterion fail’ and a grade of 0 for the course.

*Note: Students must retain hard copies of their clinical performance documentation as evidence of competence and produce these documents upon request. The due dates for these competencies are as per timetabled labs and clinical placements. Students must sign attendance sheets for every laboratory session as evidence of attendance To pass the course students must attain an overall grade of 50% or higher and complete compulsory assessment, attendance and performance requirements. Failure to attain / complete any of these requirements will result in a ‘criterion fail’ and a grade of 0 for the course. Progressive marks on Blackboard do not necessarily indicate final grades. Pre-Placement Requirements: - NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.

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NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020

COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS Contact Hour Requirements: Clinical Placement Attendance Requirement - Students must complete the satisfactory number of clinical placement hours (80 hrs) and provide evidence of attendance at placement with completed Timesheets and ANSAT documents. If any Clinical Placement hours are missed, students must submit an adverse circumstance request and if approved by the course coordinator make-up placement time will be allocated. Placement Requirements This is a placement course covered by the Student Professional Experience Policy. For further information refer to: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/governance-and-leadership/faculties-and-schools/faculty-of-health-andmedicine/resources/for-students/student-placement-information Placement Inherent Requirements A range of skills, abilities and knowledge encompasses the inherent requirements (or essential elements) of this clinical course. Students with a disability or chronic health condition which will impact or is likely to impact on their capacity to meet the inherent requirements (https://www.newcastle.edu.au/current-students/support/inherent-requirements ) for clinical placements should undertake the following steps: •

Prior to semester commencing: Check all the requirements of the course, and consider the effects of any medical condition or disability on your ability to complete course requirements. Please see https://www.newcastle.edu.au/current-students/support/accessabilityfor more information.

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Following this, students with a disability or chronic health condition who think that they will require reasonable adjustments to undertake their clinical placements should register with the AccessAbility Support Service before or very early in the semester.

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Then, immediately contact the course coordinator to inform them if you have a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) (Previously known as Academic Integration Plan (AIP) so that the process of negotiation for reasonable adjustments (Placement Plan) can take place. Early contact with course coordinators is essential as adjustments require up to 6 weeks lead time to organise. Adjustments cannot be provided after placement allocations have been made as reasonable notice for these is required (see UON policy

https://policies.newcastle.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=30&version=2) Note: Reasonable adjustments do not remove or replace inherent requirements, rather, they assist students to achieve them. Therefore, in order for adjustments to be made students must formally disclose their disability prior to the allocation of a placement and consent to the release of necessary information to relevant staff for the purposes of making adjustments (see: UON policy: https://policies.newcastle.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=30&version=2). Clinical placement venues/locations Our extensive clinical network means our students will undertake their clinical placements in a variety of urban, rural, and regional settings across NSW. As well as venues in Newcastle and the Central Coast and Port Macquarie, our footprint includes venues across regional and remote centres in the Hunter and far north, south and west of NSW including: • • • • •

Northern NSW e.g. Tweed Heads, Grafton, Lismore Hunter New England e.g. Armidale, Tamworth, Moree Western NSW e.g. Walgett, Bourke, Dubbo, Cobar Far West e.g. Broken Hill, Balranald Central West e.g. Bathurst, Orange, Cowra

Students need to be prepared for the likelihood they will be allocated to placements in these locations. Please be aware that in relation to clinical placements students are required to: • Undertake placements at locations away from their campus of enrolment • Be responsible for the costs associated with travel and accommodation for their time on clinical placement • Students may be eligible for nsw health clinical placement grants to assist with accommodation and travel associated with clinical placement, refer to:

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/nursing/scholarship/Pages/undergrad_clinical.aspx

NURS1202: Clinical Practice 1B Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst Semester 2 - 2020 Clinical placements identified as per the Clinical Placement Pattern allocated in your timetable are subject to change based on availability. More information about placements is available in the Bachelor of Nursing Clinical Placement Handbook see Blackboard...