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NUR410 - Professional Experience Placement 5

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nursing

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR250, NUR255) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR244, NUR257) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR219, NUR258) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (NUR343, NUR366)

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Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

In this capstone unit students will participate in Professional Experience Placement in a health care setting to consolidate their knowledge, skills and attributes required for safe, competent practice as registered nurses. Students will develop a professional nursing portfolio clearly demonstrating their personal development towards the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice through their degree. Students will demonstrate person centred care and professional competencies within third year scope of practice for a registered nurse in the management of full patient care load. This unit will assist students transitioning from student to registered nurse.

Important Information

To meet accreditation requirements students must attend 320 clinical placement hours (allocated by the CDU Placement Office) as a part of this unit. Please refer to the College of Nursing and Midwifery website for further details on the requirements for placements and other important information.

Online enrolment is not available for this unit in Summer Semester. To enrol, complete the Special Enrolment form accessed via the eForms tile through CDU Portal.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Demonstrate competency in accordance with CDU nursing's third-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 of complex patient care.
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 centered care in response to health variations in individuals across the lifespan
5.	Demonstrate safety and quality in registered nursing third year scope of practice in relation to medication management and infection control

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	ANSAT: Clinical Placement Assessment Tool (500-1000 words) (hurdle)	0%	1,2,3,4,5
2.	Work Integrated Learning attendance (320 hours) (hurdle)	0%	1,2,3,4,5
3.	Professional e-portfolio (Continuous Professional Development tool) (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
2025	Semester S	Internal	CDU Sydney	OLR	View
2025	Semester S	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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