Unit of Study NURS3009 Nursing Practices 3 (2025)

Unit description

Consolidates learning across the Bachelor of Nursing in a capstone double-weighted unit, which provides students with the opportunity to experience, through simulation, several problem-based learning scenarios, in preparation for their role as a graduate registered nurse. Students will complete self-directed work prior to each module which will see them draw upon their learning from a variety of units throughout their course. Students will complete a 240-hour immersive professional experience placement.

Unit content

This unit will utilise a number of problem-based case studies which have been designed to bring together your learning across the programme in key areas of the curriculum. During each tutorial or laboratory, the chosen case study will provide you with the opportunity to consider and demonstrate how you are meeting the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (NMBA, 2016).

1. Trauma informed care workshop
2. Mental health (drug induced psychosis)
3. Acute (normally well) medical patient with dementia
4. Global health, rural and remote nursing
5. Palliative care in a variety of settings
6. Major incident