| Effective Term: | 2026/08 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Research in Nursing Practice and Quality Improvement |
| Unit ID: | NURBN3105 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (NURBN1102) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060301 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will explore the intersection of their practical nursing experiences and current research, enhancing their ability to critically analyse and apply research evidence in clinical settings. Students will focus on evaluating clinical practices, interpreting research findings, and incorporating ethical and professional standards into patient care. Students will explore the principles of research design and examine how evidence informs practice in diverse healthcare settings. The unit aligns with the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and incorporates key regulatory frameworks, including the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards, and National Health Priority Areas. By the end of the unit, students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently use evidence to support clinical decision-making to enhance patient outcomes and promote best practice. The unit also reinforces the NMBA Code of Conduct, ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework to support culturally safe and accountable practice. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| 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: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Differentiate between research methods used in health-related research |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Critically appraise nursing and healthcare research to inform safe, evidence-based, and person-centred practice. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply ethical and professional standard when interpreting and integrating research into clinical decision-making |
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| A2. | Evaluate the research underpinning national standards and guidelines to enhance quality and safety in clinical practice |
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| Unit Content: |
The content development of this unit has been guided by the following key standards and requirements: - NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Registered nurse standards for practice, Midwife standards for practice, Code of conduct, and ICN Code of ethics for nurses)
- NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- National Safety and Quality Primary and Community
- ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards
- National Health Priority Areas
Content may include: - Scientific methods of research
- Literature reviews
- Research proposals
- Applying nursing research to evidence person-centered care
- Introduction to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
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| 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.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | 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 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | 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 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | 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. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, A1, A2 | Collaboration presentation | Synchronous Oral Presentation | 40-60% | | 2. | K1, S1, A1 | Formulate clinically relevant questions for research proposal | Written Assessment | 40-60% | | 3. | K1, S1, A1 | Attendance at Active Learning Sessions | 80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions | S/U Hurdle | | 4. | K1, S1, A1 | Attendance/attempt at all assessments | 100% Attendance/attempt at assessments 1 and 2 | S/U Hurdle |
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