NUR5112 Nursing practice in the Australian healthcare context

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Develop and enhance fundamental knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide basic safe and competent nursing care in an Australia healthcare setting;

2. 2

   Demonstrate clinical competency, specifically in the areas of assessment, clinical decision making, standard of care, care planning and implementation, evaluation of care; and understanding of the organisational context in which the nurse practises;

3. 3

   Communicate effectively with health consumers, caregivers and other healthcare professionals and be able to build therapeutic and professional relationships;

4. 4

   Apply the principles of adult learning to identify specific learning needs related to the practice of nursing in Australia;

5. 5

   Evaluate the contribution of leadership, management, teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of quality nursing care;

6. 6

   Analyse a range of problem solving and time management strategies that enhance the organisation of clinical workload;

7. 7

   Incorporate and evaluate culturally and ethically relevant and age specific nursing interventions for clients across the lifespan;

8. 8

   Reflect critically on their own actions, professional role development and on the nature of nursing practice in relation to the management of clients' health situations;

9. 9

   Demonstrate evidence of continuing competence to practice as a registered nurse through the development of a professional portfolio;

10. 10

    Practise with increasing independence, in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMAC) registered nurse competencies; and

11. 11

    Apply a clinical reasoning process in the resolution of a number of example clinical nursing problems within the parameters of the registered nurses scope of practice.