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NUR257 - Professional Experience Placement 2

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nursing

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(NUR244)

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR130) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR125, NUR134) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR250, NUR255) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR241, SBI242) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR231, SBI241)

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Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

In this unit students will participate in Professional Experience Placement in a health care setting to apply the knowledge and skills introduced in previous units. Students will demonstrate person-centred care and professional competencies within second year scope of practice for a registered nurse.

To meet accreditation requirements students must attend 160 hours of Professional Experience Placement (allocated by the Faculty of Health Placement Office) as a part of this unit. Students can only undertake their 160 hours of Professional Experience Placement after they have successfully completed NUR255 Simulation Block.

Important Information

The unit includes 160 hours of compulsory Professional Experience Placement (PEP) and students are expected to meet all costs for travel and accommodation in relation to the PEP.

NUR257 and NUR258 are co-requisites - students must enrol in both units for the same study period.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Demonstrate competency in accordance with CDU nursing's second-year scope of practice in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered Nurse Standards for Practice.
2.	Demonstrate culturally safe nursing assessment of physical, social, emotional and cognitive health in a clinical setting.
3.	Demonstrate professional documentation and culturally safe communication with the interdisciplinary team in a clinical setting.
4.	Apply evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate person centred care in response to health variations in individuals across the lifespan.
5.	Demonstrate safety and quality in registered nursing second year scope of practice in relation to medication management and infection control in accordance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online quiz: medication management (30 mins) (hurdle)	0%	1,5
2.	ANSAT: Clinical Placement Assessment Tool (500-1000 words) (hurdle)	0%	1,2,3,4,5
3.	Professional Experience Placement attendance (160 hours) (hurdle)	0%	1,2,3,4,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 1	Internal	CDU Sydney	OLR	View
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	Internal	CDU Sydney	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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