School Of Nursing And MidwiferyProfessional Practice Experience 5Western Sydney University Unit Code: 401016.1
Discipline: GENERAL NURSING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Year 1 and Year 2 Undergraduate Nursing Studies
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4691 Bachelor of Nursing, 4693 Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced) or 4692 Bachelor of Nursing Graduate Entry. Pre-requisites for 4691 and 4693: 401000 - Professional Practice Experience 1, 401004 - Professional Practice Experience 2, 401008 - Professional Practice Experience 3 and 401012 - Professional Practice Experience 4. Pre-requisites for 4692: 401029 - Foundations for Nursing Practice, 401008 - Professional Practice Experience 3 and 401012 - Professional Practice Experience 4. Co-requisites for 4691 and 4692: 401018 - Health Variations 4 and 401019 - Health Variations 5. Co-requisites for 4693: 401026 - Health Variations 4 (Advanced) and 401019 - Health Variations 5.
About this Unit
This unit extends the concepts and skills previously covered in years one and two. The focus of this unit is to help equip nursing students with the skills required in assessing and caring for people across the lifespan who are experiencing acute life-threatening illness and end-of-life conditions. Through a Primary Health Care approach, the unit will use national health priorities of Cardiovascular Disease, Injury Prevention and Control, Cancer control and Mental Health to exemplify the inter-relationship between acute and chronic conditions and the palliative approach to life threatening illness.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
As per NSW Health and Western Sydney University: First Aid Certificate. Students will need to have completed the NSW Health Special Requirements for clinical practicum attendance. At present these include: 1). Criminal Record Check form prior to 1 June 2010 or a Student Undertaking Form after 1 June 2010 and have applied for a National Police Certificate; 2). A completed vaccination card with serology results attached; 3). Four forms completed and taken to every placement (with a copy): a). Students are required to complete a Working with Children Check leading to the issuance of a clearance number under the category of volunteer. Students will need to: i. Access the Commission for Children and Young People website and complete an online application form to generate an application number. ii. Present an application number and identification to a NSW Motor Registry or Government Access Centre prior to issuance by mail of a Working with Children Check number. iii. Submit the letter with a valid Working with Children Check number to Student Central where the document is TRIMMED and recorded in Callista as a Special Requirement; b). Code of Conduct; c). TB Assessment Form; d). Student Undertaking/Declaration form. International students need to take an additional form: A statutory declaration signed by a Justice of the Peace.
Special Requirements - Essential Equipment
Essential Equipment: Access to an internet enabled device is essential in order to be able to: access course materials; to participate in discussion groups; and to access additional resources provided by the lecturer during the session. See http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/services_and_facilities/uwsonline_student_support for further information.