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<p>This unit prepares final-year nursing/midwifery students to transition to the role of professional registered nurse/midwife. A focus of the unit is readiness for employment as a graduate nurse/midwife, where students will be guided through employment application processes, building confidence in Curriculum Vitae writing, interview skills, and personal presentation. The unit also delves into nursing leadership theories, processes, and models, fostering a practical understanding of how these can be applied to real-world healthcare scenarios. It promotes the professional, reflective, and leadership capabilities essential for new graduates in a variety of healthcare settings.</p>
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<p>The following key standards and requirements have guided the content development of this unit:</p>
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<li>Leadership in allied health</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards</li>
<li>National Safety and Quality Primary and Community</li>
<li>ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards</li>
<li>National Health Priority Areas</li>
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<p>Content will include:</p>
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<li>Becoming a graduate nurse</li>
<li>Preparing for employment applications</li>
<li>Transition to professional practice</li>
<li>Leadership concepts and strategies in nursing and midwifery</li>
<li>Leading clinical practice</li>
<li>Leading a clinical team</li>
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<p>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.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit prepares final-year nursing/midwifery students to transition to the role of professional registered nurse/midwife. A focus of the unit is readiness for employment as a graduate nurse/midwife, where students will be guided through employment application processes, building confidence in Curriculum Vitae writing, interview skills, and personal presentation. The unit also delves into nursing leadership theories, processes, and models, fostering a practical understanding of how these can be applied to real-world healthcare scenarios. It promotes the professional, reflective, and leadership capabilities essential for new graduates in a variety of healthcare settings.</p>
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<p>The following key standards and requirements have guided the content development of this unit:</p> <ul> <li>Leadership in allied health</li> <li>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)</li> <li>NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards</li> <li>National Safety and Quality Primary and Community</li> <li>ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards</li> <li>National Health Priority Areas</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>Content will include:</p> <ul> <li>Becoming a graduate nurse</li> <li>Preparing for employment applications</li> <li>Transition to professional practice</li> <li>Leadership concepts and strategies in nursing and midwifery</li> <li>Leading clinical practice</li> <li>Leading a clinical team</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Early Semester 1 Nursing</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Gippsland (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Mt Helen (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Wonthaggi (Blended)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nurbn3101">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
<p>must be enrolled in <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN3104" target="_blank">NURBN3104</a> OR must be enrolled in <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN3030" target="_blank">NURBN3030</a></p>
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN3032" target="_blank">NURBN3032</a> AND must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN3031" target="_blank">NURBN3031</a></p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Evaluate the complexities and professional expectations involved in transitioning to the role of a registered nurse, and propose strategies for managing these transitions effectively.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate the requirements for obtaining employment in a graduate nurse program and prepare effectively for the employment process.</p>
S2
<p>Critically evaluate the role of nursing leadership in influencing the healthcare environment</p>
A1
<p>Evaluate your professional identify as an emerging clinical nurse leader and justify strategies for a successful transition to nursing practice.</p>
A2
<p>Apply key theories, processes and models of nursing leadership to real-world scenarios</p>
Assessment
Learning Tasks and Assessment
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Learning outcomes assessed
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<p>Transition to Practice Portfolio</p>
<p>Individual Portfolio</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K1, S1, S2
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<p>Workplace Incivility Educational package </p>
<p>Quiz</p>
<p>10-30%</p>
K1, S1, A1
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<p>Leading and learning in clinical activity and critical analysis of team leadership</p>
<p>Group Leadership portfolio</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
S2, A1, A2
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<p>Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, S1, S2, A1, A2
5
<p>Attendance/attempt at all assessments</p>
<p>100% Attendance/attempt at assessments 1, 2 and 3</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, S1, S2, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>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.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Early Semester 1 Nursing</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Gippsland (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Mt Helen (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Wonthaggi (Blended)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nurbn3101">View unit fees</a>
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