Professional Experience Placement 1 Nursing

Unit code: HNB1003 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
St Albans
Prerequisites
HNB1102 - Foundations in Nursing 1; and
HNB1205 - Foundations in Nursing 2
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

Students will apply nursing knowledge and skills gained in previous units to professional practice in a healthcare setting. Aligned with quality and safety principles, students will demonstrate the provision of safe, person-centred care within their scope of practice. They will operate under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and will receive feedback on their professional practice. Before commencing placement, students will be asked to provide mandatory documentation for allocations as part of DHHS requirements for Professional Experience Placement (PEP).

  1. Students will undertake 7 hours of preparation for PEP inclusive of simulation in the first week, then four weeks of PEP (160 Hours)
  2. Students will remain on a PL grade until 160 hours of PEP have been successfully completed.

Please note: Students who have not completed HNB1205 and/or submitted all mandatory documentation on VU WIL at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the block, will not be able to enrol or remain enrolled in HNB1003.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate respect for all people irrespective of culture, values, beliefs and socio-economic status across the lifespan;
  2. Apply nursing care activities using a person-centred approach demonstrating therapeutic communication and effective communication within intraprofessional and interprofessional teams;
  3. Exhibit performance and behaviours that meet the Registered Nurse (RN) Standards for Practice relevant to first year scope of practice;
  4. Contextualise the impact of the code of conduct, code of ethics and the decision-making framework in PEP;
  5. Initiate safe clinical reasoning within a first-year scope of practice; and
  6. Reflect on and respond appropriately to feedback regarding performance and behaviour during PEP.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Practicum
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Grade: Pass/Fail
Interim Assessment Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT) (80 hours)
Assessment type: Practicum
|
Grade: Pass/Fail
Summative Assessment Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT) (160 hours)

Students will receive formative feedback after completion of 80 hours of PEP.

To gain an overall pass in this unit, students must attend the clinical simulations for essential skill development and undertake 160 hours of PEP as per ANMAC expectations. Any absences must be supported with documentation to the unit convenor.

All clinical assessment tools with the correct unit code, must be completed and uploaded to the WIL system in full within 10 business working days of completing placement. Any assessments not uploaded in this timeframe, or where the tools uploaded include partial, incomplete or missing documents will result in a Fail grade for the unit. Clinical assessment tools to be submitted comprise a signed Nursing ANSAT and a timesheet reflecting 160 hours supervised Nursing Professional Experience Practice.

Required reading

Required readings will be made available on VU Collaborate.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Nursing
HBNB | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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