Purpose: To enable students to develop clinical reasoning, delegation and prioritisation skills.

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate achievement of NMBA Registered nurse standards for practice at the level of graduate nurse through the ongoing maintenance of a professional portfolio;

2. Evaluate the implications of delegation and supervision of Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and unlicensed care workers in relation to differences in scope of practice;

3. Use appropriate strategies to manage your transition and responses to the health setting;

4. Demonstrate initiative and collaborative clinical reasoning skills and decision making in evidence based assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in complex nursing practice situations;

5. Initiate implementation of the care plan for a caseload relevant to the health care setting with minimal direction and supervision within a reasonable time frame;

6. Prioritise and re-prioritise nursing care based on individual/group needs, acuity and optimal time for intervention;

7. Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care team in the development, implementation and evaluation of planned health-care goals.

Graduate Attributes

Demonstrate respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity.

Apply ethical perspectives in informed decision making.

Think critically and reflectively.

Demonstrate values, knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the discipline and/or profession.

Solve problems in a variety of settings taking local and international perspectives into account

Work both autonomously and collaboratively.

2. Are you wanting the answered questions referenced?

It depends on the activity. The Module 3 verbal handover for example does not need be referenced - I want to know what you are thinking, what questions you would ask, and how you would prioritise your day as a Registered Nurse.

Conversely Module 1 activity asks you to 'document your rationales' which is something that should be supported with some literature.

The Module 2 Case Study component clearly requires some literature support.

The Module 4 activity needs only one (or two) brief references that describe different models of patient allocation - the rest comes from your own clinical reasoning (i.e. your head).

3. How long do the modules need to be?

Word limit for each module activities is 500 words (total of 2000 word equivalent over the four modules).

4. Do you want other relevant journal articles uploaded into my eportfolio or just the 4 modules?
No you do not need to include any extra documentation. Just include the required answers for the module activities and a reference list for supportive literature used. If you want to include other things to enhance the product so that you can then use it for a job application or similar then go for it - but I will only read/assess the Module activities.

All Four modules and clinical reasoning cycle worksheet (patient from medical surgical ward) are attached with this doc
- Module 1 - Critical Thinking, decision making and professional development
This Module addresses issues such as problem solving, prioritising and putting decisions into action through good communication.
- Module OneFile 254.6KB PDF document
- Module 2 - Collaborative and Therapeutic Practice

This module requires you to consider your communication with various members of the multidisciplinary team using case studies and scenarios provided.
- Module 3 - Provision and Co-ordination of care
This Module looks at assessment and problem solving to care planning. You will need to undertake pre-reading and preparation, and then ask your registered nurse colleagues on clinical to assess your work prior to submission.
- Module 3 Activity 2 Verbal HandoverFile 2.5MB Audio file (WAV)
- Module 4 - Professional Practice: Time management, delegation, scope of practice

This Module requires pre-reading (prior to clinical) and then observation of, and interaction with, the registered nurses on your clinical placement. You will need to discuss delegation with the staff and then make some decisions of your own using a case study. It would also be very useful to discuss the scope of practice of newly registered nurses with your facilitator or preceptor.

module each of 500 words with APA style reference with in text citation no older than 5 years.

2000 words