NRS111 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Learning

NRS111 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Learning

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to utilise various technologies (e.g. blogs, portfolios) to express and communicate ideas (aligns with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse: 1.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.2, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.3, 7.2, 8.2, 9.2, 10.2)
be able to explain the legal and ethical issues of privacy and confidentiality of social media use as it relates to the Nursing Code of Conduct (NMBA 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 9.2, 9.5).
be able to explain the concepts of academic integrity, ownership, intellectual property, and copyright and apply these concepts through correct use of attribution and referencing (NMBA 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 10.4)
be able to compose a piece of academic writing supported by the literature using academic conventions (NMBA 3.3, 4.1, 9.2).
be able to locate information that is relevant to the field of nursing, evaluate the sources of that information and select high quality information to formulate and support an academic argument (NMBA 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 3.3).
be able to reflect on self as a learner and identify learning opportunities which facilitate the development of lifelong learning skills (NMBA 1.3, 2.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2).
be able to perform basic mathematical calculations including basic operations, fractions, percentages, rates and ratios (NMBA 1.2,1.3, 2.6, 7.2, 9.2).
Syllabus

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The subject will cover the following topics:
Module 1: Getting Started. Use the digital learning tools provided by the University to support their learning in this subject. Use a reflective framework to identify their learning needs and strategies for learning at university level. Create a learning/study plan. The students will complete an online library tutorial.
Module 2: Nursing in the digital world. Use the digital learning tools provided by the University to support their learning in this subject. Explain the concepts of the code of conduct and code of ethics. Identify ethical and legal issues facing professionals in the use of social and digital media, including privacy and confidentiality.
Module 3: Becoming an informed professional. Explain the concepts of intellectual property and copyright in the academic and digital worlds. Use appropriate technologies to search for high-quality information for academic use. Apply the concepts of intellectual property and copyright by demonstrating competence in referencing. Apply concepts of professional identity and community expectations.
Module 4: Communicating as a nursing professional. Apply the concepts of intellectual property and copyright by demonstrating competence in referencing. Explain the concepts of intellectual property and copyright in the academic and digital worlds. Explore the ways multidiscipline teams communicate. Apply legal and ethical frameworks to communication strategies.
Module 5: Using information to learn. Choose strategies to support their learning of different types of knowledge, such as, scientific, conceptual information. Apply the concepts of intellectual property and copyright by demonstrating competence in referencing. Write a short text that presents a position and supports that with evidence, and uses the conventions of academic writing. Apply the basic principles of numeracy to complete basic calculations.