Handbook home
Cancer Nursing Practice 2 (NURS90136)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
For information about the University’s phased return to campus and in-person activity in Winter and Semester 2, please refer to the on-campus subjects page.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2 (Extended)
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-cancer-nursing/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149 Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm.
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 (Extended) - Online |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will provide students the opportunity to apply their learned knowledge from one of three cancer nursing specialisations: haematology nursing, medical-oncology nursing, or radiation-oncology nursing.
Students will continue to develop the skills acquired this subject’s pre-requisite, NURS90135 Cancer Nursing Practice 1 to continue to provide specialised nursing in the management of cancer care.
On successful completion of this subject, students will deliver competent, evidence-based practices at the level of an advanced beginner specialist cancer nurse.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate integration of core principles and skills covered in the subject and its pre-requisite, Cancer Nursing Practice 1, to develop and apply practice knowledge to provide specialist cancer nursing care that addresses actual and potential disease and treatment-related health needs
- Apply knowledge of evidence-based best practice in the management of core clinical requirements relevant to the student's context of practice such as haematology, medical-oncology, surgical-oncology, or radiation-oncology
- Demonstrate an understanding of best practice specialist nursing care in the management of cancer care in different cancer care settings
- Demonstrate competent, evidence-based practices in a range of core clinical skills at the level of an advanced beginner specialist cancer nurse
Generic skills
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication
- A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work
- Advanced competencies in areas of professional expertise and/or scholarship
- Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach
- An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline
- An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90135 | Cancer Nursing Practice 1 | Term 2 (Online) |
6.25 |
Corequisites
One of
Code Name Teaching period Credit Points NURS90139 Haematology Nursing 1 Term 3 (Online)6.25 Code Name Teaching period Credit Points NURS90137 Medical Oncology Nursing 1 Term 3 (Online)6.25 - Surgical-Oncology (to be introduced in 2021)
And one of
Code Name Teaching period Credit Points NURS90138 Radiation Oncology Nursing Term 4 (Online)6.25 - Haematology Nursing 2 (to be introduced in 2021)
- Medical Oncology Nursing 2 (to be introduced in 2021)
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students are required to be employed in a cancer care setting as a Division 1 Registered Nurse and working a minimum of 24 hours per week
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Patient Assessment and Care Plan – oral presentation, equiv 1000 words, due during assessment period
| Week 15 | 20% |
Patient Assessment and Care Plan – written assessment, due during assessment period
| Week 15 | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Students will undertake four clinical skills assessments (1 hour each), due by the end of the assessment period. pass/fail | End of the assessment period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students will undertake a Clinical Performance Appraisal (1 hour), due by the end of the assessment period. pass/fail | End of the assessment period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must achieve competent on all clinical skills assessments and must achieve satisfactory on Clinical Performance Appraisal in order to pass the subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Extended) - Online
Coordinator Polly Dufton Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 80 hours Pre teaching start date 20 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 27 July 2020 to 13 December 2020 Last self-enrol date 31 July 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 20 December 2020 Semester 2 (Extended) contact information
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-cancer-nursing/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149 Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm.
Time commitment details
80 hours (30 hours assessments, 50 hours content)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022