NRSG138 - Transition into Nursing

10 cp
Prerequisites: Nil
Teaching Organisation: Nil

As the nursing profession is a discrete discipline, graduates entering this profession require a thorough understanding of the activities they will be required to perform and the scope under which they will practice. The transition into nursing unit is required by students to embed fundamental knowledge around what it is to be a nurse, the professional governance and health care laws under which nurses practice, and the skills a nurse needs to perform their duties well.

Safe and effective nursing care is based on acquiring sound evidence-based knowledge, and using that knowledge to promote, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet each person’s specific health needs. Fundamental to being a nurse is to care, and this unit explores the ‘6 Cs’ of caring: compassion, competence, confidence, conscience, commitment and comportment; and what caring means within the context of Catholic Social Teaching. The Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing, the Levett-Jones’ Clinical Reasoning Cycle and the concept of reflective practice will provide platforms to discuss the professional issues presented in the unit.

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to contemporary nursing concepts, and to inform their understanding of the character of nursing within the context of the Australian healthcare system.