CLINICAL INTERNSHIP FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER A
NSM5CIA
2020
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
Clinical Internship A is a subject that will refine your ability to critique and apply specialised knowledge and skills for advanced clinical practice. Through online coursework, clinical supervision and patient care you will develop practice accountability, expert judgement, and knowledge of contemporary advanced nursing issues. Your learning and development will be assessed through supervised clinical practice, development of an endorsement portfolio, case study presentation, reflection on problem-based scenarios, and a draft manuscript for publication.
School: Nursing and Midwifery (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Catherine Fox
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Students must have passed NSM5TMA and NSM5TMB and NSM5ACE and NSM5ACN
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: Students must have access to clinical placement within their specialty area of practice for a minimum of 250 hours during the academic semester.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Jarvis's physical examination and health assessment: ANZ adaptation
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Forbes, H, & Watt, E
Year: 2016
Edition/Volume: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Talley, N & O'Connor, S
Year: 2018
Edition/Volume: 8th Edition
Publisher: Churchill Livingston
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced: Self Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible
WBL addtional requirements: Must have secured a placement in the area of their specialty practice to undertake this subject.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Catherine Fox
Class requirements
Problem Based LearningWeek: 0 - 0
One 300.00 hours problem based learning per study period on any day including weekend from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via online.
Fully-online equivalent to 300 hours directed & self-directed delivered over 12 weeks
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Submission of clinical learning plan within 2 weeks of commencement of clinical placementCompulsory, ungraded assessment requirement for progression in clinical practice area. | N/A | N/A | No | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Draft nurse practitioner endorsement application portfolio (2000 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO5 |
3 x Problem based, reflective learning activities on discussion board (total 1500 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO5, SILO6 |
Draft manuscript for publication (student selected topic, 3000 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3, SILO6 |
Case study presentation (20 mins, 2000 word equivalent) and written submission (1500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Assessment of clinical placement practice (1500 word equivalent)In line with NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice. | N/A | N/A | No | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Catherine Fox
Class requirements
Problem Based LearningWeek: 0 - 0
One 300.00 hours problem based learning per study period on any day including weekend from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via online.
Fully-online equivalent to 300 hours directed & self-directed delivered over 12 weeks
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Submission of clinical learning plan within 2 weeks of commencement of clinical placementCompulsory, ungraded assessment requirement for progression in clinical practice area. | N/A | N/A | No | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Draft nurse practitioner endorsement application portfolio (2000 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO5 |
3 x Problem based, reflective learning activities on discussion board (total 1500 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO5, SILO6 |
Draft manuscript for publication (student selected topic, 3000 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3, SILO6 |
Case study presentation (20 mins, 2000 word equivalent) and written submission (1500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Assessment of clinical placement practice (1500 word equivalent)In line with NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice. | N/A | N/A | No | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |