Nursing Practice 3: Person-Centered Nursing Practice A

Unit Outline (Higher Education)

Level of Unit in Course

AQF Level(s) of Course

Level of Unit in Course

Introductory

Intermediate

Effective Term:

2026/05

Institute / School :

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Unit Title:

Nursing Practice 3: Person-Centered Nursing Practice A

Unit ID:

NURBN2022

Credit Points:

15.00

Prerequisite(s):

(NURBN1006 or NURBN1017)

Co-requisite(s):

(NURBN2023)

Exclusion(s):

Nil

ASCED:

060301

Other Change:

Brief description of the Unit

This unit will provide students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required by nurses in the provision of person-centred consumer-led care. Students will explore person-centred care for people experiencing an acute illness, requiring hospitalisation for medical conditions and/or surgery, for conditions involving the National Health Priority areas of the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems. Students will consolidate their understanding of the clinical reasoning cycle and apply the cycle and nursing clinical judgement and decision making to people with medical or surgical admissions, across the lifespan. Students will refine comprehensive assessment skills to conduct focused, person-centred physical and mental wellness assessments, interpret, and analyse findings to inform a person-centred plan of care, implement and evaluate care. Students will be introduced to delirium care. Students will have the opportunity to apply theory to practice during a structured clinical practicum experience. This unit contains 120 hours of clinical practice.

Grade Scheme:

Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF)

Work Experience Indicator:

No work experience

Placement Component:

Yes - 15 days

Supplementary Assessment:Yes

Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment

Course Level:

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge:

K1.	Analyse and identify nursing care needs for patients/clients/residents across the lifespan related to alterations in health priority areas via a person-centred care approach

K2.	Explore the role of the nurse in health care settings related to the current Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and identify the elements of safe and effective nursing practice

K3.	Identify needs of patients/clients/residents in relation to specific requirements to promote health wellbeing, such as discharge planning, advocacy, and health education

K4.	Critically analyse and explain the significance of evidence-based practice in relation to areas of clinical skills development

Skills:

S1.	Analyse a range of clinical skills essential for nursing practice and demonstrate competency in identified clinical skills

S2.	Analyse and explain the legal requirements of nursing practice including administration of medication and documentation requirements

S3.	Analyse and explain the importance of establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship

S4.	Investigate and explain inter-professional communication techniques to assist with the transfer of necessary information between healthcare professionals

Application of knowledge and skills:

A1.	Demonstrate knowledge and skills gained in relation to assessment skills in clinical settings

A2.	Demonstrate knowledge and clinical reasoning to effectively plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care in a variety of clinical settings

A3.	Document nursing care, applying knowledge and skills gained in clinical settings

A4.	Apply and assess nursing graduate attributes and Standards of Practice allocated to this course

Unit Content:

The current NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, NMBA Code of Conduct for Nurses, Code of Ethics for Nurses, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards, National Health Priority Areas and where applicable the NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwives, NMBA Code of Conduct for Midwives, ICM/NMBA Code of Ethics for Midwives have informed the content development of this unit.

Topics may include:

The role of the Registered Nurse in Inter-professional practice Current National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards Current clinical Care Standards related to National Health Priority areas
NMBA Decision Making Framework Models of health and nursing care delivery across the lifespan
Patient safety across lifespan
Develop critical reflective and higher order thinking skills.
Provision of person-centred care whilst under supervision in clinical settings.
Therapeutic communication in complex interactions including communicating with people with particular needs and in complex situations.
Systematic approach to nursing care including aetiological factors, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and nursing management of the major health priority medical/surgical disorders affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems.
Simulated clinical skills development appropriate for the major health priority medical/surgical disorders.

Graduate Attributes:

Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.

FED TASK and descriptor		Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit
FED TASK and descriptor		Level
FEDTASK 1 Interpersonal	Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams.	Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines
FEDTASK 2 Leadership	Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative	Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines
FEDTASK 3 Critical Thinking and Creativity	Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving.	Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines
FEDTASK 4 Digital Literacy	Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities.	Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines
FEDTASK 5 Sustainable and Ethical Mindset	Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life.

	Learning Outcomes Assessed	Assessment Tasks	Assessment Type	Weighting	Professional Standards
1.	K2, K3, S2, A4	Medication Calculation Competency	MedSafe	S/U Hurdle	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
2.	K1, K2, K3, K4	Clinical case study	Synchronous Oral Presentation	40-50%	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
3.	S1, S2	Practical Assessment	Clinical Skills Assessment	10-30%	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
4.	K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4	ANSAT	Clinical Placement	20-40%	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
5.	K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4	Attendance at/attempt of all assessments	100% Attendance at/attempt of assessments 2 and 3	S/U Hurdle	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
6.	K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4	Attendance at Active Learning Sessions	80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions (tutorials)	S/U Hurdle	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
7.	K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4	Attendance at Clinical Laboratories	100% attendance at clinical laboratories	S/U Hurdle	1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Adopted Reference Style:

APA ()

Professional Standards / Competencies:

Standard / Competency