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.
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 186kB).
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$1,111
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$1,111
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.