NSN431 Transition to Nurse Practitioner Service
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| Unit code: | NSN431 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $555 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,976 |
| International unit fee | $4,236 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Online
| Unit code: | NSN431 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Suzanne Williams | suzanne.williams@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Nurse practitioners provide patient-centred health care to populations across a broad range of social, demographic and health care contexts, including vulnerable groups. This unit facilitates your understanding of the integration of nurse practitioner services within existing health services models to address national health priorities. The unit extends your leadership and management skills by challenging you to reflect upon the nurse practitioner role in the context of health service analysis and reform in contemporary Australian health care.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically analyse and evaluate your health service with reference to determinants of health, consumer population needs, and primary health care and cultural safety principles
- Drawing on relevant literature, legislation and collaboration with key stakeholders, develop recommendations to enhance service provision
- Formulate a business plan for Nurse Practitioner service provision to improve population health outcomes in your area of speciality
- Demonstrate leadership and advanced professional communication skills.
Content
The unit is structured around a series of learning modules and webinars that develop your theoretical and practical understanding of the nurse practitioner role in contributing to policy and reform of health services. As you work through these modules you will progressively build knowledge and skills related to health service delivery and capacity to meet consumer needs. This unit provides the initial platform from which to explore and further your clinical and professional development as a nurse practitioner and clinical leader
Key areas addressed in this unit include:
Module 1: The nurse practitioner role in health service delivery and system level reform.
- This module addresses primary health care and the determinants of health
Module 2: Leading practice change as nurse practitioners to address national health priorities
Module 3: Nurse practitioner legislation and jurisdictional variation
Module 4a: Culture and cultural safety
Module 4b: Indigenous Issues and Cultural Safety
Learning Approaches
This unit uses a blend of online activities and modules to develop analytical, evaluative and research skills. You will undertake a critical review of relevant evidence and practice to formulate strategies to enhance service provision. You will demonstrate high level professional communication skills by developing nurse practitioner model of care to optimise patient-centred service provision. You will build on your collaborative skills through discussion with key stakeholders seeking feedback. You will have the opportunity to develop negotiation and professional presentation skills in your clinical setting and during on-line peer discussion and debate.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Assessment will be spaced throughout the semester to provide the opportunity to develop your understanding of the nurse practitioner role and progress your model of care. You will be provided with detailed feedback on each assessment item to support your progress.
Assessment
Overview
There are three summative assessments to be completed in this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Health service analysis
You will critically analyse your current clinical practice setting using a framework and consider the demographic characteristics, determinants of health, cultural safety and trends of the consumer population. You will make recommendations for patient-centred service reform, proposing an innovative nurse practitioner model of care or expanding an existing nurse practitioner model of care.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Business Plan NP Model
You will draw upon your work in Assessment 1, together with evidence from the literature, relevant legislation and the Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice (NMBA, 2021), to develop a business plan (using the provided template) showcasing your nurse practitioner model of care (as a new or expanded initiative) and including a proposed budget.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Presentation (Oral)
You will present your proposed business plan developed in assessment 2 to key stakeholders in your clinical setting and seek feedback to guide your reflection on strategically progressing your model of care. You will write up this presentation and submit this as part of this assessment.
This is an assignment for the purpose of extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
You will be guided in accessing other appropriate and contemporary resources throughout the semester.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Best, O., Fredericks B. (Eds.) (2021) Yatdjuligin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery . Port Melbourne, VIC: Cambridge University Press.
NMBA (2014). Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice (as of 1 Jan 2014). Available from the AHPRA website http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines- Statements/Professional-> standards.aspx/
Risk Assessment Statement
As a student undertaking this unit you are required to be working in your nominated clinical speciality area. As such, you will be exposed to risks encountered in the practice of nursing. Students undertaking workplace-based professional practice experience or clinical placement are required to follow the same health safety guidelines that apply to all staff in the workplace. In addition, measures to control exposure to risks include:
- Orientation to the health care agency
- Appropriate theoretical and practical preparation
Emergency procedures
All facilities require that their health workers become familiar with local emergency procedures. It is your responsibility to locate fire exits, emergency procedures and complete CPR drill and fire safety as required.
Health status and immunisation requirements
It is strongly recommended that you will:
- Endeavour at all times to maintain your personal health at a high level. Be fit to work and have had a reasonable rest period between shifts.
- Review your current immunisation status.
- Inform the Unit Coordinator, Course Coordinator or Clinical Support Team if you are aware of any personal condition, which may present a risk to yourself or consumers, other students, health care agency staff or the general public while undertaking professional practice experience or clinical placement.
The management of your health facility has the right to send you home if, in their opinion, it is unsafe for you to work that day.
Confidentiality
As a student in the clinical area, you must treat all information regarding clients and their families with the utmost confidentiality. Information that is documented as part of your learning experiences must preserve client anonymity and confidentiality. Classroom discussion should also adhere to these principles.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.NS90 Master of Nurse Practitioner
- Demonstrate advanced health knowledge and clinical practice skills to deliver nurse practitioner services to diverse consumer populations
Relates to: Health service analysis - Apply advanced clinical inquiry and reasoning in assessing, diagnosing, implementing, and developing a holistic management plan in partnership with consumers
Relates to: Health service analysis, Business Plan NP Model - Critique the application of influential communication and practice for effective professional relationships across the intra and interdisciplinary team
Relates to: Business Plan NP Model, Presentation (Oral) - Embedded in nursing philosophy, engage in advocacy and leadership to influence ethical and culturally safe practice to optimise health systems and outcomes for consumers and communities.
Relates to: Presentation (Oral)