STUDY CHART: 1809NRS: Effective Nursing Practice
Campus: Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan
Offering: Trimester 2, 2023
GU Face-to-face Seminars SimLab Topic
Date Self-Directed Activities Assessment
Week Compulsory Attendance Compulsory Attendance
1 Jul 17-21 Course introduction, Online Course Content SimLab 1: Introduction to See Course
contexts of aged care, • Topic 1.1: Understanding effective nursing practice Profile for
nursing care plans older people and aged care Laboratory orientation, hand Assessment
details,
(SMART goals) and • Topic 1.2: Planning effective hygiene, pack allocation,
weighting
other documentation nursing care documentation, nursing care
and due
• Topic 1.3: Nursing care to plans & handover dates
support activities of daily
living (ADLs)
2 Jul 24-28 Infection prevention and Online Course Content SimLab 2: Infection prevention
control • Topic 2.1: Infection and control
• Topic 2.2: Nursing care to Standard and transmission-
prevent and control based precautions, personal
infection protective equipment (PPE),
preparing an aseptic field, self-
and peer-assessment
(constructive feedback)
3 Jul 31- Supporting cultural, Online Course Content SimLab 3: Supporting cultural
Aug 4 physical and • Topic 3.1: Nursing care to and psychological safety
psychological safety. support persons from Cognitive/sensory experience,
A1 preparation diverse backgrounds seizure management, falls risk
• Topic 3.2: Nursing care to assessment, self- and peer-
support persons with assessment (constructive
psychological and cognitive feedback)
alternations
• Topic 4.1: Nursing care to
support mobility
4 Aug 7-11 Medication Online Course Content SimLab 4: Supporting
administration, A1 • Topic 4.2: Nursing care to medication administration
preparation support medication Oral, subcutaneous etc.,
administration documentation, blood glucose
testing, self- and peer
assessment (constructive
feedback)
VAC Aug 14-18
5 Aug 21-25 Supporting pain Online Course Content SimLab 5: Supporting pain
assessment and • Topic 4.3: Nursing care to assessment and management
management, A2 assess and manage pain Pain assessment, pain
preparation management, documentation,
clinical skills practice, self- and
peer-assessment (constructive
feedback)
6 Aug 28- *PH Sept 1st GC only Online Course Content SimLab 6: Supporting healthy
Sep 1 Supporting healthy • Topic 4.4: Nursing care to integument and wound
integument and wound promote healthy healing Wound assessment and
healing, integument and wound management (ANTT), pressure
healing risk assessment, clinical skills
practice, self- and peer-
assessment (constructive
feedback)
STUDY CHART: 1809NRS: Effective Nursing Practice
Campus: Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan
Offering: Trimester 2, 2023
GU Face-to-face Seminars SimLab Topic
Date Self-Directed Activities Assessment
Week Compulsory Attendance Compulsory Attendance
7 Sep 5-9 Supporting nutrition Online Course Content SimLab 7: Supporting nutrition
and elimination • Topic 4.5: Nursing care to and elimination
support nutrition and Enteral feeds, care of
elimination elimination appliances, waste
management, urinalysis, stool
assessment, fluid balance
charts, self- and peer-
assessment (constructive
feedback)
8 Sep 11-15 Supporting Online Course Content SimLab 8: Supporting
oxygenation • Topic 4.6: Nursing care to oxygenation
support oxygenation Respiratory compromise,
oxygen therapy, incentive
spirometry, suctioning, TEDS,
self- and peer-
assessment (constructive
feedback)
9 Sep 18-22 Supporting the end of Online Course Content SimLab 9: Supporting the end
life. A4, A5 preparation • Topic 5.1: Nursing care to of life
support the end of life Post-mortem cares, log of
learning activities, preparation
for placement
10 Sep 25-29 Effective nursing care in Online Course Content SimLab 10: Effective nursing
beginner level practice, • Topic 6.1: Effective nursing care in beginning-level practice
A3, preparation care in beginning-level Simulation experience,
practice preparation for placement
11 Oct 2-6
*PH Oct 2 NO CLASSES - CLINICAL PLACEMENT for students enrolled in 1809NRS Block 1
12 Oct 9-13
Study Oct 16-21 Study Days
Days/ Exam Block Week 1
Exam
Block
Exam Oct 23-28 Exam Block Week 2
Block
Oct 30- CLINICAL PLACEMENT for students enrolled in 1809NRS Block 2
Nov 10
Nov 13-24 CLINICAL PLACEMENT for students enrolled in 1809NRS Block 3
Nov 27-08 CLINICAL PLACEMENT for students enrolled in 1809NRS Block 4
Dec
Dec 11-22 CLINICAL PLACEMENT for students enrolled in 1809NRS Block 5
END OF COURSE
