Overview

This unit will develop understanding of the role, responsibilities and scope of practice of a registered nurse in Australia. Students will be guided through the preparation and process for job applications. From a strengths-based perspective, students will be prepared for the challenges and expectations of a registered nurse.

Requisites

Prerequisites
NUR20005 Acute Nursing Care
NUR20007 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Nursing
NUR20006 Managing Chronic Care

Rules

Pre-requisite
NUR20005 Acute Nursing Care
AND
NUR20007 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Nursing
AND
NUR20006 Managing Chronic Care

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Date Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
10-February-2025
16-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-February-2025
Census date
07-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Date Semester 1
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
10-February-2025
16-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-February-2025
Census date
07-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Articulate professional identity as an educator, clinical leader, collaborator, translator and sharer of knowledge
  • Gather evidence and prepare for a job application
  • Transition to registered nurse practice including intra-professional collaboration
  • Reflect on the challenges and expectations of a registered nurse and identify relevant self-care strategies

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week
On-campus Class 8 4 weeks 2
On-campus Practical 8 4 weeks 2
Specified Activities Various 32 8 weeks 4
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 86 8 weeks 10.75
Total Hours: 134 Total Hours (per week): 18.75

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
e-Portfolio Individual  40%  1,2,3 
Presentation Individual 40% 1,3,4
Online Quizzes Individual 20% 2,3,4

Hurdle

To pass this unit students must attempt all assessments and gain an aggregate mark of 50% or more.

Content

  • Transitioning from student to the registered nurse
  • Preparing for a job application
  • Inter-professional relationships, direction/delegation and teaching, working in teams, leadership
  • Managing ‘self’; coping with change, conflict, stress management, workload management, work/life balance
  • Professional enhancement and lifelong learning
  • Strategies to transition to registered nurse practice, enhance inter-professional collaboration and teamwork, attributes of leadership
  • The nurse as an educator
  • Clinical reasoning in practice

Graduate Attributes:

  • Communication 1 - Verbal Communication (GA1)
  • Communication 2 - Communicating using different media (GA2)
  • Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy (GA5)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.