Course Outline
NUR312 Life Crisis
Course Coordinator:Shannon Dhollande (sbakon@usc.edu.au) School:School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
2022Session 4
Online |
Online | You can do this course without coming onto campus. |
Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
Through the creation of an individual portfolio, you will use and manage information technologies to collect, and reflect on artefacts that represent your learning about people experiencing life crises. The use of reflective practice will increase your capacity to critically self-appraise your ‘caring’ role as a nursing clinician and health professional in situations where individuals or members of the community are faced with life crisis. The development of your portfolio will increase your capability to analyse your learning, formulate your future goals and pursue attainment of your full potential.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
| Online | |||
| Online – Online asynchronous learning and teaching recording. Information session/drop-in via Zoom. | 4hrs | Week 1 | 8 times |
Course Topics
- Legal and ethical frameworks that guide the provision of care in crisis situations
- Domestic Violence
- Impact of Bushfires and Heatwaves.
- Floods, storms and cyclones.
- Pandemic responses.
- Rural and remote health service challenges.
- Asylum Seekers and refugee health
- Occupational Violence and Resilliance
What level is this course?
300 Level (Graduate)
What is the unit value of this course?
12 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia | |
| 1 | Identify contemporary regional, national and global issues that may impact health and well being | Knowledgeable |
1.2, 1.7, 2.3, 3.2, 3.7, 4.3 |
| 2 | Analyse the impact of contemporary health issues on individual, family or community health and well being | Sustainability-focussed |
1.1, 4.3, 4.4 |
| 3 | Interpret and use evidence to inform innovative, responsive practice to situations of life crisis in diverse and complex healthcare settings | Engaged |
1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.9, 3.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2, 6.5 |
| 4 | Critically self-appraise your caring role as a health professional through the use of reflective models and a social justice framework | Engaged |
2.1, 3.3, 3.5 |
* Competencies by Professional Body
| CODE | COMPETENCY |
| Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia | |
| 1.1 | The RN accesses, analyses, and uses the best available evidence, that includes research findings for safe quality practice |
| 1.2 | The RN develops practice through reflection on experiences, knowledge, actions, feelings and beliefs to identify how these shape practice |
| 1.4 | The RN complies with legislation, common law, policies, guidelines and other standards or requirements relevant to the context of practice when making decisions |
| 1.5 | The RN uses ethical frameworks when making decisions |
| 1.7 | The RN contributes to quality improvement and relevant research |
| 2.1 | The RN establishes, sustains and concludes relationships in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships |
| 2.2 | The RN communicates effectively, and is respectful of a person’s dignity, culture, values, beliefs and rights |
| 2.3 | The RN recognises that people are the experts in the experience of their life |
| 2.4 | The RN provides support and directs people to resources to optimise health related decisions |
| 2.5 | The RN advocates on behalf of people in a manner that respects the person’s autonomy and legal capacity |
| 2.9 | The RN reports notifiable conduct of health professionals, health workers and others. |
| 3.2 | The RN provides the information and education required to enhance people’s control over health |
| 3.3 | The RN uses a lifelong learning approach for continuing professional development of self and others |
| 3.5 | The RN seeks and responds to practice review and feedback |
| 3.7 | The RN identifies and promotes the integral role of nursing practice and the profession in influencing better health outcomes for people |
| 4.3 | The RN works in partnership to determine factors that affect, or potentially affect, the health and well being of people and populations to determine priorities for action and/or for referral |
| 4.4 | The RN assesses the resources available to inform planning |
| 5.2 | The RN collaboratively constructs nursing practice plans until contingencies, options priorities, goals, actions, outcomes and timeframes are agreed with the relevant persons |
| 6.5 | The RN practises in accordance with relevant nursing and health guidelines, standards, regulations and legislation |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
NUR117 or NUR141 or HLT132 and enrolled in Program SC391, SC392 or SC393
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
Not applicable
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
Not applicable
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
You are encouraged to request feedback on the development of your assessment tasks in the online meetings scheduled 4 times per week (details of these meetings are outlined in the announcement on the course Canvas). This feedback will be provided in the online meetings from week 2 until the course completion.
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Case Study | Individual | 50% | 1500 words |
Week 4 | Online Submission |
| All | 2 | Written Piece | Individual | 50% | 2000 words |
Week 8 | Online Submission |
| All - Assessment Task 1:Written assignment | |
| Goal: | The goal of this task is to identify and analyse a contemporary issue that may impact on the health and well being of individuals and using a social justice framework discuss appropriate healthcare responses. |
| Product: | Case Study |
| Format: | Case Study |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Reflection | |
| Goal: | Using the provided reflective model you will write a reflection which analyses your learning specifically related to one of the case scenarios provided. |
| Product: | Written Piece |
| Format: | Reflection |
| Criteria: |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
Specific requirements
Not applicable
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
Assessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
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The SafeUSC Specialist Service is a Student Wellbeing service that provides free and confidential support to students who may have experienced or observed behaviour that could cause fear, offence or trauma. To contact the service call 07 5430 1226 or email studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au.
Study help
For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.
If you require additional assistance, the Learning Advisers are trained professionals who are ready to help you develop a wide range of academic skills. Visit the Learning Advisers web page for more information, or contact Student Central for further assistance: +61 7 5430 2890 or studentcentral@usc.edu.au.
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To book a confidential appointment go to Student Hub, email AccessAbility@usc.edu.au or call 07 5430 2890.
Links to relevant University policy and procedures
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- Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
- Review of Assessment and Final Grades
- Supplementary Assessment
- Administration of Central Examinations
- Deferred Examinations
- Student Academic Misconduct
- Students with a Disability
For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching
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