Required texts

Fedoruk, M., & Hofmeyer, A. (2014). (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press, South Melbourne. 

Willis, E., Reynolds, L., & Judge, T. (2019). Understanding the Australian health care system. Elsevier, Australia.

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

• All UC nursing courses use APA 7th edition for referencing and writing style.
• Students may purchase this text or access a library copy for use during the semester.
• A referencing text is useful across the full program of study.
• The UC Library referencing guide is available at

Harris, P., Vardaxis, N., & Purtell, L. (2024). Mosby's medical dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions (4th ANZ ed.). Elsevier.

Recommended texts / Resources

Braithwaite, J., et al. (2019). Partnering with patients for change and improvement: An Australian perspective. In M. P. Pomey, J. L. Denis, & V. Dumez (Eds.), Patient engagement: Organisational behaviour in healthcare. Palgrave Macmillan.

Braithwaite, J., Hibbert, P., Blakely, B., Plumb, J., Hannaford, N., Long, J. C., & Marks, D. (2017). Health system frameworks and performance indicators in eight countries: A comparative international analysis. SAGE Open Medicine, 5, 1–10.

Crisp, J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., & Waters, D. (2025). (7th ed.). Elsevier, Australia.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2018). Report on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Australian Government.

Duckett, S., & Willcox, S. (2015). The Australian health care system. Oxford University Press.

Harrison, H., Birks, M., & Mills, J. (2021). Transition to nursing practice (1st ed.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Students are strongly encouraged to submit assessments during business hours to ensure access to Student Support Services, including the IT Service Desk and the Library. Personal network, computer, or technical issues are not normally accepted as grounds for an extension. Students experiencing upload difficulties should take a screenshot of any error messages, including the date and time, and contact the IT Service Desk for assistance.

Students must submit original work that has not been previously submitted for assessment at the º£½ÇÉäÇø. Self-plagiarism constitutes academic misconduct. All assessments are marked on an individual basis.

When applying for an extension, students must meet the requirements outlined in the º£½ÇÉäÇø Assessment Procedures. All required documentation must be submitted before the assessment due date. It is the student's responsibility to ensure applications are complete and submitted on time.

If a student experiences significant extenuating circumstances, the unit convenor may seek guidance from the MNP Convenor to support the student's progression and participation across enrolled units within the same teaching period. Refer to the extension section of this unit outline and the MNP Canvas site for further information.

To pass this unit, students must:

• Submit all assessment items, including required formative activities.
• Attend at least 80 percent of scheduled workshops or tutorials.
• Achieve an overall mark of 50 percent or higher.

Artificial intelligence

For this unit, the ethical use of generative artificial intelligence is restricted and not permitted for Assessment 1. GenAI use is guided and permitted for specific purposes for Assessments 2 and 3. Students must refer to the unit outline and Canvas for details.

Across the School of Nursing and Midwifery programs, the use of generative artificial intelligence must be transparent and clearly acknowledged to uphold academic integrity and trust within the academic community.

Students may use AI tools responsibly to support research, learning, and clinical problem-solving. These tools must not replace critical thinking or professional judgement. Assessment tasks are designed to evaluate student knowledge and achievement of unit and course learning outcomes to protect professional standards and public safety.

Any contribution generated by AI, including text, summaries, images, or data analysis, must be clearly acknowledged and referenced in accordance with academic standards. Guidance is available in the UC student guide on .

This approach aligns with current guidance on transparency in AI use in education and healthcare, including the International Council of Nurses position statement and guidance from the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency.

Special assessment requirements

Moderation

Moderation will be undertaken for assessment items to ensure that marking is fair and consistent. Moderation processes are in line with the Faculty of Health guidelines and the University Assessment Procedures

Illness

It is strongly advised that students do not submit an assessment or sit an exam if they are ill or hold a current medical certificate. No consideration will be given for illness when the assessment or examination is marked.

In the event students are ill they are strongly advised to apply for an extension to the due date of an assessment, as outlined on the unit Canvas site and/or contact their unit convenor to arrange a deferred exam, prior to the due date of the assessment/exam.

Supplementary assessment

Please refer to the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and º£½ÇÉäÇø (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

All pre-registration Nursing students are expected to undertake a minimum of five (5) hours per week per unit of directed/self-directed learning (SDL), related to content engagement, assessment preparation, clinical learning, or revision, in addition to their timetabled unit contact (i.e., lectures, workshops, tutorials).

In nursing where PEP is a requirement for professional registration, hours expected for engagement and to meet the unit requirements are necessarily adjusted and may fluctuate during the teaching period.

Academic Integrity & Generative AI use

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment

2.  where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to 5 indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener. The GenAI for Students Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI

Across the School of Nursing and Midwifery programs, the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) should be approached with transparency and clear acknowledgment to uphold academic integrity and maintain trust within the academic community. Students are encouraged to engage with AI tools responsibly, using them as aids in research, learning, and clinical problem-solving rather than as replacements for critical thinking or professional judgment. It is critically important that student knowledge is assessed to verify their achievement of unit and course level outcomes for the integrity of the profession and the safety of the public. It is essential that any contributions or insights generated by AI, including but not limited to summaries, text generation, image generation, or data analysis, be transparently referenced in accordance with academic standards to ensure clarity regarding the sources of information and to avoid any misrepresentation of authorship. This practice not only promotes ethical standards but also aligns with recent guidelines emphasising transparency in AI use in educational and clinical contexts (e.g., International Council of Nurses, position statement 2023 and the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency).

Inclusion and engagement

Any student with a reasonable adjustment plan (RAP) is asked to contact inclusion@canberra.edu.au to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be required for PEP. A RAP cannot be automatically applied to PEP and students must seek a Placement Support Letter from the inclusion team in addition to their RAP.

Students enrolled in nursing pre-registration courses must ensure that they meet the Inherent Requirements relevant to the profession of nursing – it is each students responsibility to read and understand these UC Nursing Inherent Requirements statements. For support in meeting the inherent requirements, please make a time with InclusionUC and your Course Convenor

Participation requirements

Attendance

It is expected that students will participate in all learning opportunities in this unit. This is inclusive of all timetabled activities. Assessment items are linked to the unit learning outcomes, the NMBA Registered Nurse standards for practice and professional codes. Therefore, all students are required to attend and actively participate in all learning activities scheduled for this unit. Student can self-select their preferred classes via the Allocate+ system. All students are reminded that it is an ANMAC requirement that students complete their studies onshore, in Australia. This applies to both domestic and international students. If you are scheduled to undertake a unit of study in the upcoming teaching period and are experiencing extenuating circumstances preventing you from remaining on shore, please contact the International Nursing Student Convenor or the Master of Nursing Practice Course Convenor to discuss your ongoing course progression.

Students are expected to attend their allocated weekly workshop/tutorial (and seminar in PEP related units). It is the student's own responsibility to ensure they have read and understood the attendance requirements for this unit of study. Failure to meet the attendance requirements of this unit will result in a NN grade. In the event that a student experiences extenuating circumstances impacting on their ability to attend their allocated workshop the student must notify the unit convenor via the unit email and provide documentary evidence to support their absence.

Approved absences, opportunity to clarify learning and make up requirements

Approved absences, supported by documentary evidence, will be determined at the discretion of the unit convenor, in line with the information available on the individual unit Canvas site.

It is the responsibility of the individual student to seek clarification if they have questions related to the content missed. In the first instance students are expected to post their question on the available discussion boards and await a response from the teaching/convening team or their peers.

Ongoing points requiring clarification are to be addressed in the available drop-in and/or make-up sessions. Students are also afforded the opportunity to contact the convening team via the unit email address as required.

Approved absences are not considered grounds for appeal.

Non-clinical units

As stipulated in this unit outline students are required to attend 80% of the scheduled timetable activities for this unit.

Where an approved absence is granted, the student will be expected to:

• revise any content missed, inclusive of:
  • workshop/tutorial/seminar activities  
  • required readings
  • Canvas activities

If students identify further clarification is required, it is expected that they will attend a drop-in session/s available within the individual unit.

The theoretical underpinning of caring science is fundamental to ensure safe nursing practice. Completion of all learning modules, including directed and self-directed study, and active participation in workshops is expected. Participating in workshop discussions to clarify concepts and to develop confidence with professional communication and verbally expressing ideas can be helpful for students and also supports the learning of student peers (see NMBA RN standards for practice 2016 Standard 2 and related criterion

Required IT skills

Please note the materials required for this unit section. You will require computer skills to access the internet upload to the Canvas university site submissions in various formats. This unit may involve online meetings in real time using a virtual room. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, please visit the UCLearn Student Help link.

Students undertaking units where there are assessment items conducted online are strongly encouraged to test their setup during the semester. Where support for troubleshooting technical issues is identified by students, students are encouraged to seek support from Service Desk.

In-unit costs

Costs

The following costs are expected with this unit:

• Textbooks 
• Self-printing of any electronic material provided.
• Potential costs associated with remote learning activities and/or assessments (e.g., reliable computer and internet connection).

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

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