Unit of Study NURS1005 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Builds on the foundations of earlier interprofessional units and introduces students to the fundamentals of nursing practice. Students will develop knowledge and skills to carry out person-centred practice, developing skills in communication and assisting patients with their fundamental care needs.

Unit content

Nursing, caring and health
Person-centred care I
Person-centred care II
Person-centred care III
Fundamentals of care I
Fundamentals of care II

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Summer Term Term2	Summer Term Term2
Gold Coast	Summer Term Term2	Summer Term Term2
Lismore	Summer Term Term2	Summer Term Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

discuss person-centred practice and what distinguishes it from other approaches

apply the component parts of the person-centred framework to fundamental nursing care provision

demonstrate appropriate strategies that can be used to enhance person-centred communication

explain the impact of the social determinants of health on being person-centred in a variety of contexts

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Poster	40%
Clinical skills	60%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Poster	40%
Clinical skills	60%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly )

Assessment
Poster	40%
Clinical skills	60%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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