Professional Experience Placement 4

Undergraduate | 2026

Course page banner
Mode icon
Mode
Mode
Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, Online
area/catalogue icon
Area/Catalogue
NURS 3900
Course ID icon
Course ID
201106
Campus icon
Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Whyalla, Mt Gambier, Online
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
Unit value icon
Unit value
12
Course owner
Course owner
Sch of Nursing and Midwifery
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Darlene Archer
Course level icon
Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
Yes
Work Integrated Learning type
Work Integrated Learning type
Clinical Placement
Work Integrated Learning hours
Work Integrated Learning hours
320 hours
Study abroad and student exchange icon
Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
University-wide elective icon
University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

The aim of this course is to enable students to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes commensurate with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered Nurse standards for practice, in the provision of nursing care across diverse contexts of nursing practice.

  • Foundations Of Nursing Practice And Professional Standards
  • Quality And Safety
  • Comprehensive Guide To Professional Experience Placement (Pep) Three

Course learning outcomes

  • Conduct a comprehensive patient/client assessment to develop and evaluate a plan of care for a patient/client in consultation with individuals/groups, significant others and the interprofessional healthcare team
  • Implement comprehensive safe and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve identified health outcomes
  • Evaluate and revise a plan of care to meet continuing needs of the individual/group
  • Demonstrate appropriate communication strategies to promote an optimal physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual environment for individuals/groups
  • Analyse and synthesise health information and research evidence in the provision of person-centered nursing care
  • Demonstrate professional accountability and responsibility for own learning, practice and ongoing professional development and evaluate own professional practice in accordance withlegal and ethical policies and codes of practice and revise where appropriate

Prerequisite(s)

  • Must have completed all of NURS2001 Health of Adults/NURS2002 Scientific Basis of Nursing Practice/NURS2003 Health of Infants, Children and Adolescents/NURS2004 Mental Health Nursing/NURS2005 Health Assessment, Diagnostics and Pharmacotherapeutics/NURS2901 Professional Experience Placement 3

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following course has not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in NURS3002 Primary Health Care Nursing

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

Availability

Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Census date Icon
Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Whyalla

Group 1

Class number
Class number 21641
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 0
Available
Available -13
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
2 Feb - 27 Mar Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:10am - 5pm Whyalla , Colin Ireland, Melissa Arnold-Ujvari, Denise Tucker, Kathy Bray, Kevin O'Shaughnessy, Caitlin Shalley, Darlene Archer
Notes:
If you need to enrol into this class, please seek course coordinator approval first then complete an override request.
Class number
Class number 21642
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 2
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
13 Jan - 20 Jan Tuesday 9:10am - 1pm Whyalla Jubilee Building, J1-119
13 Jan - 20 Jan Tuesday 9:10am - 1pm Whyalla Jubilee Building, J1-127

Mt Gambier

Group 1

Class number
Class number 21643
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 0
Available
Available -11
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
2 Feb - 23 Mar Monday 9:10am - 5pm Mt Gambier , Colin Ireland, Melissa Arnold-Ujvari, Denise Tucker, Kathy Bray, Kevin O'Shaughnessy, Caitlin Shalley, Darlene Archer
Notes:
If you need to enrol into this class, please seek course coordinator approval first then complete an override request.
Class number
Class number 21644
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 9
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
13 Jan - 13 Jan Tuesday 8:10am - 12pm Mt Gambier Learning Centre, LC1-63
Class number
Class number 30872
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 0
Available
Available 0
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
13 Jan - 13 Jan Tuesday 12:40pm - 4:30pm Mt Gambier Learning Centre, LC1-63

Fee calculator

To display course fees, please select your status and program below:

We’re updating this Fee Calculator. It currently shows fees for programs only. Please check the relevant program for full fee details.

Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here.

Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.

If you are studying in a Professional Pathway Psychology or Clinical Psychology program, please refer to the Student Contributions amounts published here.

The Student Contribution amount displayed below is for students commencing a new program from 2021 onwards. If you are continuing in a program you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, or are commencing an Honours degree relating to an undergraduate degree you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, you may be charged a different Student Contribution amount from the amount displayed below. Please check the Student Contribution bands for continuing students here. If you are an international student, or a domestic student studying in a full fee paying place, and are continuing study that you commenced in 2025 or earlier, your fees will be available here before enrolments open for 2026.

Degree list
The following degrees include this course