Professional Experience Placement 1

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, Online
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Area/Catalogue
NURS 1901
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Course ID
201095
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Whyalla, Mt Gambier, Online
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Sch of Nursing and Midwifery
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
Yes
Work Integrated Learning type
Work Integrated Learning type
Project
Work Integrated Learning hours
Work Integrated Learning hours
12 hours
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

The aim of this course is to prepare and ensure students are safe as beginning practitioners demonstrating fundamental knowledge, skills and professional behaviours.

  • Module 1
  • Module 2

Course learning outcomes

  • Apply nursing knowledge and skills in the provision of fundamental person-centred care to a client/patient in a simulated health care environment
  • Apply a systematic approach when conducting a basic person-centred health assessment, identifying normal and abnormal findings
  • Demonstrate professional communication, interprofessional collaboration and person-centred nursing care that promotes safety and quality in a health care environment
  • Demonstrate professional behaviours by complying with Adelaide University and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia legal and ethical policies, standards and codes of practice including the use of social media
  • Reflect on current learning and the implications for ongoing professional self-development
  • Demonstrate knowledge of scope of practice in the provision of nursing care

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following course has not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in NURS1000 Becoming a Nursing Professional

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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Degree list
The following degrees include this course