FOUNDATIONS FOR CANCER CARE NURSING PRACTICE A

NSM4FCP

Not currently offered

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

In this subject, students will develop fundamental knowledge and skills required to care for patients in cancer nursing practice contexts. This subject provides a generic theoretical and practical foundation that prepares students for ethically oriented professional practice. 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 on-campus workshops (and/or equivalent online virtual classrooms) and supported by appropriate clinical practicum. Students wanting to study breast care nursing will also complete this generic subject and will need to nominate this stream via the LMS subject module.

School: Nursing and Midwifery (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Liz Pascoe

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply specialty knowledge, skills &/ or equipment/technology to well defined situations in your specialty area.
02. Make accurate assessments & develop reasonable and justifiable inferences.
03. Make informed judgements and develop plans in response to well defined scenarios, based on your review and analysis of relevant & substantial information.
04. Critically analyse current knowledge, data and processes in your specialty in order to inform your 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.
06. Perform independent work & work as an effective team member in a variety of situations within your specialty setting.
07. Apply ethical standards to new contexts within your specialty area.
08. Recognise your own learning needs & use learning strategies that are effective in your professional practice.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.