Unit of Study NURS2017 Nursing Practices 1 (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NURS2014 - Positive Approaches to Chronic Health and Disability OR NURS2013 - Promoting Wellness in Chronic Health and Disability

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Develops critical thinking and safe practice in the context of care of the surgical patient. Students are provided with an opportunity to build on foundational nursing knowledge and skills, and apply these in managing the patient as they progress through their pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative journey through to discharge. Practice in laboratory sessions, and simulated rehearsal will prepare students to safely navigate a patient through their surgical experience.

Unit content

Introduction to Intravenous [IV] Concepts
Admission and Pre-Operative
Intra-Operative
Into the Recovery Room
Recovery on the Ward
Discharge Home

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term2,3	Term2,3
Gold Coast	Term2,3	Term2,3
Lismore	Term2,3	Term2,3

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:

demonstrate the principles of safe IV therapy including IV medication calculations and medication practice

apply critical thinking to the surgical patient’s journey

demonstrate safe and effective practice in a range of clinical skills to optimise patient safety

plan safe surgical care in the context of complex surgical presentations

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	40%
Calculations	SR
Presentation	60%

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	40%
Calculations	SR
Presentation	60%

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	40%
Calculations	SR
Presentation	60%

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Fee information

Domestic

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