Content experts from across the school will be called on to deliver lectures. Students will have an opportunity for formal observation of clinical practice with a partner health care institution. Students will need to wear clothing appropriate (navy pants, white short sleeve shirt and closed non-slip soled shoes) to the clinical setting.

This course will be supported by reading lists, web-links, library resources, study guides, IT support and use of TURNITIN as an educational tool.

Online resources will be used to support student learning. External web links, video and lecture readings of the face to face presentations will be provided.

Each week of teaching will require 2 hours of face to face lecture followed by a 2 hour skills laboratory session. Each week will focus on a particular theme and activity. It will be important to establish a common and detailed understanding of the theoretical principles of advanced practice prior to the skills laboratory session. Students will also have access to a number of ANS staff with emergency and critical care backgrounds to ensure consistent and contemporary support. 

Where possible the observational experiences in acute medical, surgical or high dependency areas will provide students with real life experiences of how the theoretical content may be applied. Integrating theory with practice elements should assist with learning and retention.

To attend the observational clinical placement students will need to acquire a criminal history check (CHC) from either their own country or if enrolled longer than six months in Australia, an Australian CHC. Standard expectations around immunisation and standards of professional behaviour will also apply.

The students will be registered as students with AHPRA.

Each weekly skills lab session will provide an excellent format for a small group activity. Skills sessions will be timetabled in the AHMS Sim centre.

Quiz (0%) – provided early in the course the quiz (week 3) will provide an indication of student learning journal. The content will be related to weeks 1-2 of the course. The quiz will be contained within the learning management system, Canvas.

 Clinical Journal (30%) – following the observational experience, students will present a reflective paper – the clinical journal. This journal will enable students to reflect on their observations of contemporary Australian practice and to then explore their own practices or to comment on new practices they have seen. Using a framework for reflective practice, students will have a structure on which to base their observations. Students will use contemporary nursing literature to demonstrate how evidence informs their clinical observations and reflections.

 OSCE (40%) – having a clinically oriented course, students will appreciate the opportunity to be assessed in their capacity to perform and explain the rationale for a range of clinical skills. Students will be able to apply skills, in a number of scenarios, using either manikins or actors to enhance the clinical nature of the assessment. Students will also be required to provide a rationale for particular nursing interventions, for example on analysis of an ECG students might be asked to explain what interventions may be most likely. Video capture of the assessment, to be held in the Simulation Centre, will be used to debrief and illustrate improvements to practice (30 minutes).

Clinical teaching session (30%)  - students will identify a skill, prepare a teaching plan and then deliver a 10 minute teaching session. Students will be assessed for clarity, presentation style and content using a presentation rubric.

All assignments will be submitted through MyUni.