NURSING 3009 - Leadership and Transition to Practice
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2025
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code NURSING 3009 Course Leadership and Transition to Practice Coordinating Unit Adelaide Nursing School Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Restrictions Bachelor of Nursing Assessment Online Quizzes, Peer Teaching and evaluation, Written piece Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Mrs Melissa Arnold-Ujvari
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Evaluate professional, legal and regulatory frameworks that influence the delivery of nursing care 2 Integrate an understanding of how economics and staffing affects health care provision 3 Understand the importance of innovations in nursing, for example, Quality and Risk Management Programs and the use of e-health records and their impact on positive patient outcomes. 4 Imbed a safety and quality framework into the transition to practice. 5 Develop strategies and resilience skills that will facilitate a personal transition from student nurse to registered nurse. 6 Reflect on the need for self-care during a nursing career. 7 Assess the nurse’s role in leadership, delegation and management of the interdisciplinary team by recognising the qualities that contribute to effective leadership and teamwork in nursing. 8 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of ongoing professional development including construction of a professional portfolio to plan a career pathway. 9 Refine clinical teaching skills and methods. 10 Integrate concepts of critical thinking into transition by applying research findings and evidence-based practice. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1,2,3,4,6,8 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1,2 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
5,7,8 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
1, 6, Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
6,7,8 Attribute 6: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.
8 Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
4 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Nil.
Recommended resource only for this course.
Recommended Resources
This book is a recommended resource and was also a recommended resource for "Nursing in an International Context" course in Semester One also.
Hodge, A., Varndell, W., & West, R. (2018). Professional Transitions in Nursing: A Guide to Practice in the Australian Healthcare System (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003116868 -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Online and Face to Face Lectures – this course benefits from weekly online lecutres which students can view at their own pace, these are complemented with Face to face lectures offering real time delivery of content and synchronous learning opportunities to enable students to quickly clarify complex descriptions and terminology. Some content for this course is presented by external speakers working in leadership roles within SA Health and other institutions. These are delivered face to face and also available to watch online at a later date.
Face to face tutorials –90% of any success comes from belief and confidence. We need to have technical skills and some physical attributes. However, when things start to get tough, we’re getting overwhelmed by challenge or pressure is really being applied by your boss, it’s belief and confidence that will drive you to success. The aim of these "mindfulness and transition support" workshops and complementary assessments are to give you confidence and courage to believe in your ability to create success.
Each week students will have theoretical and practical work to complete. Readings will be accompanied by explanatory text, examples, questions and activities designed to help them to the most important points.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The workload for this course requires attendance at:
- · 2 x 2 hour face to face workshops per course per student as per Access Adelaide online enrolment
- · A 2 hour optional tface to face tutorial with external speakers the first week of the course
- 1 x 4 hour transition support session prior to your BN3C/D placements.
Non contact hours for assessment and tutorial preparation will be 3 hours per week.Learning Activities Summary
An up-to-date timetable of course activities will be available to you in MyUni. You will be notified of any changes to the timetable in your announcements.
The information below sets out the online lecture and on-campus tutorial series for this course..
Online Lecture Series Content
- Role of the RN in influencing social policy
- Self-Care
- Clinical leadership in Australia
- Professional Boundaries & Empowerment
- Professional Standards & Guidelines
- Responding to horizontal & lateral violence in the workplace
- Time Management and you as an RN
- Managing & responding to conflict
- Solving the burnout problem
- Emotional Intelligence, health, well-being and Nursing
On-campus Tutorials
- AHPRA - what to expect
- Helping you to prepare to be an RN
- Mindfulness Workshops x 2
- Transition to practice support simulation
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Name Type of Assessment Weighting Learning Outcomes being addressed Online Quiz Formative 0% 1 - 2 Workshop attendances & active participation Summative 10% 5 - 7 1a. Peer Teaching Summative 20% 7 & 9 1b. Peer Evaluation & Reflection Summative 10% 4, 5, 7 2. Online Quiz Summative 30% 1 - 10 3. Written Piece Summative 30% 2, 3, 10 Assessment Related Requirements
All marking rubrics for each assessment item will be available in the Study Guide and on MyUni.Assessment Detail
Assessment 1: Online Quiz
This is a compulsory assessment item for all students and must be completed by the due date unless an extension has been granted.
This online formative assessment will consist of a series of questions pertaining to information covered thus far in the course. Reference to the lecture notes will be useful in the completion of the quiz.
Assessment 2: Resilience and You
This assessment focuses on several parts. Attendance & participation at the mindfulness & transition support workshops and the completion of a workbook.
Assessment 3: Peer Teaching
Peer teaching: The first part of this assessment enables students to develop skills in organisation, planning learning activities and working collaboratively with others as well as providing and receiving feedback from your fellow team members. Students will work in small groups and are expected to consider the nature of the material, the level of knowledge of the student and determine how you would assess the understanding of students during and immediately following a teaching session. The benefits to you are that you will be reinforcing the skill knowledge and establishing effective teaching practices prior to your first rotation as a registered nurse. The second part of this assessment is a peer evaluation of your team members and an individual reflection on the process of working as a group for this assessment.
Assessment 4: Online Quiz x 2
Complete an online quiz relating to the topics covered in the course (Quiz 1 -weeks 1-4 & Quiz 2 -weeks 5-7). Please remember this covers the course content including self-directed learning activities, online lectures, power-points, mindfulness workshop information and transition support workshop. This will be a selection of multiple choice, true or false, matching of answers and SAQ including uploading of activities you have been asked to complete during each week.Submission
Using Turnitin
Assessment submission information This semester we are using Turnitin for assessment submission. Please refer to your study guide for assessment details and the information below about Turnitin. Turnitin is an electronic program that enables students to check that they are referencing correctly. It also enables more efficient feedback as assignments submitted via Turnitin are assessed using an online process. Step-by-step instructions for submitting an assignment using Turnitin are on this webpage:
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/student/tutorials/content/Turnitin-Submitting-a-Turnitin-Assignment-as-a-Student.html
When you submit an assignment to this program, you will receive an "originality report" and an "originality score" - these will let you know if you have accidently used the words of other authors - any areas of your work that are too close to your cited or other resources will be highlighted. To see this report after you have submitted your assignment, go back into the program and click on "view" - this will show you your assignment with any similar text highlighted. Bear in mind that this program is very sensitive - don't worry too much if you seem to have a high originality score as the program includes quotes and references in the count. However, it is important that you check the text that is highlighted, if it is a correctly referenced quote or an item in your reference list that is highlighted then you can ignore it but if the highlighted text that isn't a quote or reference you will need to re-write those sections in your own words.
After you have submitted your assignment you will receive an email confirming that your assignment has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive this email then go back and try again. Keep the email you receive, just in case there are any issues with your assignment submission as we may need to view it to confirm your submission date and time. You can submit multiple times to this program - each new submission supersedes the previous, so we will only ever mark the latest version of your assignment! We encourage all students to practice with Turnitin before the final due date to make sure you know what you're doing.
A word of warning: although the program permits multiple submissions from a single student, Turnitin has a 24-hour lag between assignment submissions. For example, if you submit an assignment to the program at 10am on Sunday, you may not be able to submit again until 10am Monday! Be very careful to avoid a situation wherein you are unable to submit the final version of your assignment until after the final deadline. Falling into the 24hr lag window will not be grounds to avoid a lateness penalty, so if this happens you will need to use the online extension form. If at any time you are having trouble submitting your assignment, please let us know ASAP so we can make alternate arrangements and please contact the Service Desk on 08 8313 3000 (open 24 hours).
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
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- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
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- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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