Faculty Of Health Sciences
NSG5CPD, 2012
| Subject Code: | NSG5CPD |
| Subject Short Title: | CLINICAL PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT |
| Credit Points: | 20 |
| Special Conditions: | Students require access to a health setting in order to conduct a clinical audit. Students enrolling in this subject are normally required to be working clinically in their area of speciality for a minimum of 20-hours per week. |
| Subject Description: | In this subject students are introduced to the context and development of evidence based practice and critically examine what counts for evidence in the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). While Master of Nursing Science (Nurse Practitioner) students are expected to develop a clinical guideline during this unit, other students are expected to critically examine and update a clinical guideline. In this way all students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the principles of evidence based practice. Students are encouraged to build a personal portfolio of protocols and/or CPGs that can be used in their clinical practice. For some students this would also be used as part of their Nurse Practitioner portfolio for the Nurses Board. |
| Incompatibles: | NSG5EDN and NSG4CAU and NSG5CAU |
| Class Requirements: | A flexible learning package that is equivalent to 50 hours of classroom learning. Adjunct material will be posted on LMS. Students enrolling in this unit are normally required to be working clinically in their area of speciality for a minimum of 20-hours per week. |
| Work Experience Indicator: | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry |
| Available to 'Study Abroad' students: | N |
Assessment:
| Assessment Type | % | Comments |
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| One 4,200 to 4,900-word report | 70 | |
| One 1,800 to 2,100-word report | 30 | |
Readings:
| Reading Type | Title | Author | Publisher |
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| Prescribed | Using Evidence to guide nursing practice | Courtney, M. & McCutcheon H. (2010) 2nd Ed | Elsevier: Sydney |
Subject Coordinator: Ms Maria Murphy
| Subject Availability |
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| DISTANCE EDUCATION |
| Semester 1, Distance Education. Ms Maria Murphy (Maria.Murphy@latrobe.edu.au) |
| Semester 2, Distance Education. Ms Maria Murphy (Maria.Murphy@latrobe.edu.au) |
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