Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 401004

Coordinator Katherine Cooper Opens in new window

Description Professional Practice Experience 2 focuses on the development of the role and clinical skills of the registered nurse when promoting, maintaining, and supporting person centred care. A simulated professional task will assist with the development of essential clinical communications and a professional experience placement to evaluate clinical skills development. The subject includes 80 hours of Professional Experience Placement.

School Nursing & Midwifery

Discipline General Nursing

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 1 subject

Pre-requisite(s) NURS 1020 - Professional Practice Experience 1 (PPE1)

Co-requisite(s) NURS 1024 - Bioscience 2

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in 4691 Bachelor of Nursing or 4780 Bachelor of Nursing - WSU Online or 4693 Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced)

Assumed Knowledge

Prior knowledge would include the role and clinical skills of the registered nurse when promoting, maintaining, and supporting a person’s health and wellbeing across the lifespan, including foundational clinical skills for safe nursing practice.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Apply the principles of safe medication administration in clinical scenarios within a simulated and clinical learning environment.
2. Accurately and timely document assessments and nursing care plans.
3. Appraise principles and best practice of intraprofessional and interprofessional communication in nursing.
4. Use assessment data and best available evidence to inform a person centred care plan across the lifespan.
5. Perform safe medication administration, with a focus of non-parenteral medications, promoting, maintaining, and supporting person centred care in a simulated and clinical learning environment.
6. Practise in accordance with legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines and other relevant standards or requirements in nursing.

Subject Content

1. Normal health changes across the lifespan
2. National Health Priorities: Injury, prevention and control: Obesity
3. Nursing Assessment
4. Low acuity/temporary health variations
5. Introduction to the care of the dying person and family
6. Numeracy for medication calculations
7. Working in multi-disciplinary teams
8. Health assessment related to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander - obesity case history
9. Clinical Practicum

Special Requirements

Legislative pre-requisites

Essential equipment

Access to an internet enabled device is essential in order to be able to: access course materials; to participate in discussion groups; and to access additional resources provided by the lecturer during the session. See http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/services_and_facilities/uwsonline_student_support for further information.