Learning outcomes

To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.

Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.

Explore the graduate capabilities.

Content

Topics will include: 

• Becoming a health professional: 
• Working with people
• Self-awareness
• Professional communication
• Therapeutic Use of Self
• Active listening skills
• Therapeutic use of professional relationships
• Biopsychosocial approaches to understanding health and health behaviour
• The effects of social class, gender and ethnicity on health behaviour
• Human behaviour:
• Lifespan development: psychosocial and cognitive
• Family: forms, functions and roles
• How people learn: learning models and theories
• Personality
• Personality and health
• Health behaviour:
• Models of health behaviour
• Importance of understanding health behaviour: National Health Priorities
• Health behaviour change:
• Health behaviour change models
• Foundation skills for behaviour change: therapeutic communication; professional boundaries Approaches to behaviour change
• Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
• Building Resilience:
• Healthcare consumers
• Health professionals
• Building safe and supportive environments working with specific vulnerable populations

Learning and teaching strategy and rationale

To support the learning experience of students in ways that are the most engaging, the approach to learning and teaching is via active learning where students are supported through the provision of learning resources and class activities (either in physical or virtual classrooms) to take responsibility for their individual learning. Active learning opportunities provide students with opportunities to practice and apply their learning in situations similar to their future professions. Activities encourage students to bring their own examples to demonstrate understanding, application and engage constructively with their peers. Students receive regular and timely feedback on their learning, which includes information on their progress. The use of the Learning Management System (LMS) is integral to the delivery of the learning and teaching strategy. Students are expected to participate in the activities provided either in class or online and to be able to extend their learning through working alongside other students and undertaking individual research and activities.

HLSZ111 is delivered in different modes. Students will only study in one of these modes. The modes are:

• Campus attendance mode during secondary school holidays, with a small number of online classes prior to and/or after the intensive campus-based classes;
• Online mode during a normal university semester period, with classes delivered weekly and typically one night per week.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice

In connection to the learning outcomes, these are the national Registered nurse standards for practice for all RNs. Together with NMBA standards, codes and guidelines, these Registered nurse standards for practice should be evident in current practice, and inform the development of the scopes of practice and aspirations of RNs.

• NMBA(RN)1

  Relating toThinks critically and analyses nursing practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)1.1

  Relating toAccesses, analyses, and uses the best available evidence, that includes research findings, for safe, quality practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)1.2

  Relating toDevelops practice through reflection on experiences, knowledge, actions, feelings and beliefs to identify how these shape practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)1.3

  Relating toRespects all cultures and experiences, which includes responding to the role of family and community that underpin the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of other cultures

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)1.5

  Relating toUses ethical frameworks when making decisions

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)1.7

  Relating toContributes to quality improvement and relevant research.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)2

  Relating toEngages in therapeutic and professional relationships

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO4

• NMBA(RN)2.1

  Relating toEstablishes, sustains and concludes relationships in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO4

• NMBA(RN)2.2

  Relating toCommunicates effectively, and is respectful of a person’s dignity, culture, values, beliefs and rights

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO4

• NMBA(RN)2.3

  Relating toRecognises that people are the experts in the experience of their life

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO4

• NMBA(RN)2.7

  Relating toActively fosters a culture of safety and learning that includes engaging with health professionals and others, to share knowledge and practice that supports person-centred care

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO4

• NMBA(RN)3

  Relating toMaintains the capability for practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)3.1

  Relating toConsiders and responds in a timely manner to the health and wellbeing of self and others in relation to the capability for practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)3.2

  Relating toProvides the information and education required to enhance people’s control over health

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)3.3

  Relating toUses a lifelong learning approach for continuing professional development of self and others

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)3.7

  Relating toIdentifies and promotes the integral role of nursing practice and the profession in influencing better health outcomes for people.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)4

  Relating toComprehensively conducts assessments

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)4.2

  Relating toUses a range of assessment techniques to systematically collect relevant and accurate information and data to inform practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)4.3

  Relating toWorks in partnership to determine factors that affect, or potentially affect, the health and wellbeing of people and populations to determine priorities for action and/ or for referral, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)4.4

  Relating toAssesses the resources available to inform planning.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)5

  Relating toDevelops a plan for nursing practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)5.1

  Relating toUses assessment data and best available evidence to develop a plan

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

• NMBA(RN)6

  Relating toProvides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)6.1

  Relating toProvides comprehensive safe, quality practice to achieve agreed goals and outcomes that are responsive to the nursing needs of people

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)6.2

  Relating toPractises within their scope of practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)6.5

  Relating toPractises in accordance with relevant policies, guidelines, standards, regulations and legislation, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)6.6

  Relating toUses the appropriate processes to identify and report potential and actual risk related system issues and where practice may be below the expected standards.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)7

  Relating toEvaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)7.1

  Relating toEvaluates and monitors progress towards the expected goals and outcomes

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)7.2

  Relating toRevises the plan based on the evaluation, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4

• NMBA(RN)7.3

  Relating toDetermines, documents and communicates further priorities, goals and outcomes with the relevant persons.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO4