nsm4fcf child family foundations
FOUNDATIONS FOR CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE A
NSM4FCF
2016
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this subject, students will develop fundamental knowledge and skills required to care for patients in child, family & community nursing practice contexts. This subject provides a theoretical and practical foundation that prepares students for ethically oriented professional practice and to undertake further studies at more advanced levels in child, family & community nursing. This subject enables students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, specialised clinical proficiency, and effective communication skills. Students will be able to make independent judgements; plan, implement and evaluate practice in specialty contexts and function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team. The subject is delivered via a flexible online mode comprising learning modules via LMS and a limited number of oncampus workshops (and/ or equivalent online virtual classrooms) and supported by appropriate clinical practicum.
SchoolSchool of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorLael Ridgway
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be enrolled in course code: HMN
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjects Nil
Special conditions Students must be enrolled in the Child, Family Community stream to enrol in this subject. Students must have secured a clinical placement with a Maternal and Child Health service provider in their state, with written confirmation of this, prior to commencing the subject. Students are required to attend an on campus clinical workshop in February. Failure to do so may result in them being excluded from the course.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply specialty knowledge, skills &/ or equipment/technology to well defined situations in your specialty area.
- Activities:
- Online activity; Clinical practicum in specialty setting
02. Make accurate assessments & develop reasonable and justifiable inferences.
- Activities:
- Online activity; Clinical practicum in specialty setting
03. Make informed judgements and develop plans in response to well defined scenarios, based on your review and analysis of relevant & substantial information.
- Activities:
- Online activity; Clinical practicum in specialty setting
04. Critically analyse current knowledge, data and processes in your specialty in order to inform your practice.
- Activities:
- Online learning activity; written exercise; clinical practicum in specialty practice
05. Determine the communication approach required in a specific situation and tailor your professional communication, using listening, speaking, writing and ICT skills, to achieve effective and positive outcomes.
- Activities:
- Clinical practicum in specialty practice
06. Perform independent work & work as an effective team member in a variety of situations within your specialty setting.
- Activities:
- Clinical practicum in specialty practice
07. Apply ethical standards to new contexts within your specialty area.
- Activities:
- Clinical practicum in specialty practice
08. Recognise your own learning needs & use learning strategies that are effective in your professional practice.
- Activities:
- Online learning activity; written exercise; clinical practicum in specialty practice
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorLael Ridgway
Class requirements
Problem Based Learning
One 4.0 hours problem based learning per week and delivered via distance education.
"4 hours per week of flexible online student directed learning modules."
Placement - Off Site
One 8.0 hours placement - off site per week and delivered via blended.
"76 hours placement - off site per study period. (Practicum Average: 7.l6 hours per week clinical learning time)s"
WorkShop
Three 8.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via blended.
"3 compulsory 8-hour workshops per study periods and delivered via blended mode."
WorkShop
Four 3.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via blended.
"4 x 3 hours face-to-face workshops (or online classroom equivalent) per semester."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 1,000-word academic skills written assignment | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08 | |
| one 1000-word equivalent clinical appraisal (Hurdle) | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 | ||
| one 2,000-word written assessment | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| one 5000-word equivalent case presentation, using specified media | This assessment may be broken into parts including an online quiz. | 60 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |