SHMCN6002 Nursing Practice 1: Foundations for Practice
This course encompasses nursing concepts and inquiry to prepare students to undertake nursing practice in areas such as assessment, nutrition management, skin care and elimination management, within simulated and authentic clinical environments. The course explores the essential elements of effective person-centred assessment. This includes evidence-based assessment frameworks, nursing clinical judgement, communication, digital documentation, and strategies for decision making, problem solving, critical thinking and basic psychomotor skills for assessment practice. Students will be introduced to the principles of culturally appropriate, and comprehensive physical and mental health assessment across the lifespan. Skills and knowledge required to assess hazards within the workplace will develop the student's capacity to contribute to workplace health and safety (WHS). Students will be provided with experience in a health and illness context, including providing palliative care, for future situationally aware practice with increasing complexity. Clinical placement will enable students to experience workplace culture and be provided with opportunities to practice skills in communication, assist with activities of daily living, undertake nursing assessments of physical and psychosocial needs, and reflect on their own practice and self-care strategies. The course contains 80 hours of clinical placement.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $1,157
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $1,157
Grandfathered contribution amount - if you are a continuing student, who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
* For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.
