NSB104 Leading and Learning
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| Unit code: | NSB104 |
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| Equivalent(s): | NSD104 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $592 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,704 |
| International unit fee | $4,848 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | NSB104 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | NSD104 |
| Coordinators: | Helen Donovan | h.donovan@qut.edu.au Sonya Rissman | s2.rissman@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This foundation unit in leading and learning develops the knowledge necessary to function as an effective team member, consumer advocate, educator, and leader of self and others. Peoples’ experience of health care, nurses’ therapeutic communication skills and facilitating interactions that represent person-centred care principles are a particular focus. These are key attributes of the registered nurse in contemporary practice, contributing to practice that meets the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and Aged Care Quality Standards, and provides the basis for team and professional leadership for the future. The unit will encourage different ways of thinking, broad perspectives, and evidence-based decision making to inform practice in local and global contexts. The unit complements all first-year units, in particular NSB102 Professional Practice and Cultural Safety and NSB105 Wellness Across the Lifespan.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- 1. Examine the role of the registered nurse within the nursing profession, including the provision of safe and quality person-centred care in relation to concepts of self leadership and professional capabilities
- 2. Apply knowledge of the NMBA (2016) Registered Nurses Standards for Practice 1 and 2 concerning professional, ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of collaborative communication to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships and professional and consumer partnerships in health care
- 3. Explain key professional challenges within contemporary and future healthcare environments for both the individual and community
- 4. Apply digital and academic literacy skills to locate and integrate relevant evidence to inform practice.
Content
Course themes: Person-centred care and therapeutic communication; professional collaboration; evidence-based foundations of safe practice, digital literacy
NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice: 1, 2, 3, 4
Aged Care Quality Standards: 1. Consumer Dignity & Choice 5. Organization Service Environment, Feedback and Complaints; 8. Organizational Governance
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards: 2) Partnering with consumers;
6) Communicating for safety
Introductory: Development of skills including searching and reviewing research and other evidence for translation into practice
Interprofessional learning: Collaboration skills
Module 1: Self leadership and development as a health professional
- Understanding how emotional intelligence (self-regulation, self-awareness, empathy, social skills, and motivation) can positively influence personal leadership
- Growth mindset and resilience: knowing why and how to navigate your lifelong journey in nursing, learning, and leadership
- An introduction to leadership: what it is and why it matters in nursing – theories and application
- Critical thinking for nurses: what it is and why it is important.
Module 2: Person-centred care and therapeutic communication
- Foundations of person-centred care: what it is and its role in providing safe provision of quality nursing care
- An introduction to therapeutic communication: what it is and why it matters for person-centred-care nursing (communicating for safety)
- Partnering with consumers: the role of leadership and professional capacity in delivering person-centred care.
Module 3: Professional collaboration - support multidisciplinary collaboration and teamwork
- Fundamentals of professional collaboration and communication and application of self-leadership skills (teamwork, introduction to conflict management, feedback, delegation and responsibility, advocacy, active listening, and patient safety)
- Introduction: Faculty of Health IPE core launch pad activity
- Introduction to digital health and emergent technologies
- Consumer experiences with health information.
Module 4: Learning styles, theories, and academic literacy
- Adult learning – a core nursing competency
- What type of learner are you?
- Identify personal strengths and weaknesses
- How will learning how to learn help you to be an effective clinician and team member
- Lifelong learning and its benefits to professional development in nursing practice
- Study Smart online tutorials to assist with effective study
- Principles of time management and application to practice
- Principles of evidenced-based decision making and why it is important to apply in practice.
- Development of skills including searching for relevant research and other evidence to inform understanding of practice and academic literacy skills in assessment
Learning Approaches
This unit uses face-to-face workshops where you will have the opportunity to actively engage with your peers, where you are encouraged to develop peer networks to support a collaborative approach to learning. You will be guided in your development through completion of online literacy tutorials such as the Study Smart module, and to attend Learning support programs such as Nursing COMPASS and Nursing Voice.
To appreciate the value of peers and the knowledge and experience they bring, small group tutorials will use structured exercises, readings, and resources to lead collaborative learning, encourage critical inquiry, and reflect on a range of issues.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be provided with feedback and guidance to assist your learning throughout the semester through:
- Formative feedback online or in class interactions throughout semester individually and/or as a group
- Progressive feedback on online quizzes, presentation and leadership scenarios
- Peer and teacher interactions and feedback within workshops
- The unit coordinator and tutors will be available for consultation throughout the semester in on-campus and online contexts
Assessment
Overview
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital presentation
You are required to analyse the provided case study and, using peer‑reviewed literature, identify and explain the principles of person‑centred care that enabled the patient to be actively involved in decisions about their health care. Your presentation must demonstrate a clear understanding of partnering with consumers, collaborative practice, and culturally safe care within a nursing context.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Leadership essay
- demonstrate your understanding of leadership in health care contexts, and
- apply leadership concepts to nursing practice
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Robeiro et al (2027). Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing. (7th ed). Elsevier.
Henderson, A. (2018). Communication for Health Care Practice eBook, Oxford University Press. (Available online via ProQuest Ebook Central)
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit. You will be made aware of evacuation procedures and assembly areas in the first few lectures. In the event of a fire alarm sounding, or on a lecturer's instruction, you should leave the room and assemble in the designated area, which will be indicated to you. You should be conscious of your health and safety at all times while on campus. More information on health and safety can be obtained from http://www.hse.qut.edu.au/.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
Registered Nurse Standards for Practice
1: Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice.
- The RN accesses, analyses, and uses the best available evidence, that includes research findings, for safe, quality practice
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN develops practice through reflection on experiences, knowledge, actions, feelings and beliefs to identify how these shape practice
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN complies with legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines and other standards or requirements relevant to the context of practice when making decisions
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN contributes to quality improvement and relevant research.
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay
2: Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships.
- The RN establishes, sustains and concludes relationships in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN communicates effectively, and is respectful of a person’s dignity, culture, values, beliefs and rights
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN recognises that people are the experts in the experience of their life
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN provides support and directs people to resources to optimise health-related decisions
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN advocates on behalf of people in a manner that respects the person’s autonomy and legal capacity
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN actively fosters a culture of safety and learning that includes engaging with health professionals and others, to share knowledge and practice that supports person-centred care
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN participates in and/or leads collaborative practice
Relates to: Leadership essay
3: Maintains the capability for practice.
- The RN considers and responds in a timely manner to the health and wellbeing of self and others in relation to the capability for practice
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN uses a lifelong learning approach for continuing professional development of self and others
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN seeks and responds to practice review and feedback
Relates to: Leadership essay - The RN actively engages with the profession
Relates to: Leadership essay
4: Comprehensively conducts assessments.
- The RN works in partnership to determine factors that affect, or potentially affect, the health and wellbeing of people and populations to determine priorities for action and/ or for referral
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - The RN assesses the resources available to inform planning.
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay
7: Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice.
- The RN determines, documents and communicates further priorities, goals and outcomes with the relevant persons.
Relates to: Leadership essay
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.NS42 Bachelor of Nursing
- Apply scientific knowledge and skills from nursing and related disciplines to the provision of safe, person-centred, evidence-based nursing care across the lifespan
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - Apply critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and digital literacy skills to make evidence- based decisions and evaluate outcomes
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - Practice as an ethical, socially inclusive, and culturally safe practitioner, reflective of your professional nursing identity across a range of health service settings.
Relates to: Leadership essay - Enact and sustain effective communication skills, therapeutic relationships, and professional capabilities to practice independently and in inter and intra professional teams, to ensure safe, person-centred care
Relates to: Digital presentation, Leadership essay - Demonstrate developing socially informed leadership capabilities to achieve positive individual and community outcomes in dynamic healthcare contexts.
Relates to: Leadership essay