Learning Objective Table PPE 4

Week

Learning

PPE 4 Learning

Code of

Objective

Outcome

Professional
Conduct for
Nurses in

Week 2

Professional

Learning

Australia
Conduct

Responsibility

Outcome 8

Statement 3

Student nurses

Apply the

Nurses practise

must adhere to

guidelines

and conduct

policy and

underpinning

themselves in

practise and

nursing practise

accordance with

maintain updated

to the nursing

laws relevant to

current skills with

management of

the profession

regard to

individuals, such

and practise of

Advanced Life

as ANMC

nursing.

Support (ALS).

competencies for
Registered
Nurses, The
Code of Conduct,
Code of Ethics,
and legislative
requirements.

3.1Nurses are
familiar with
relevant laws and
ensure they do
not engage in
clinical or other
practises
prohibited by
such laws or

Learning

Outcome 9

delegate to

Identify and

others activities

incorporates the

prohibited by

social, economic,

those laws.

cultural, spiritual
and mental
health factors of
individuals in all
aspects of
nursing care.

3.2 Nurses
witnessing the
unlawful conduct
of colleagues and
other co-workers,
whether in
clinical,
management,
education or
research areas of
practise, have
both a
responsibility and
an obligation to
report such
conduct to an
appropriate
authority and
take other
appropriate
action as

necessary to
safeguard people
and the public
interest.
Week 4

Safety

Learning

Conduct

Procedures

Outcome 5

Statement 1

Student nurses

Provide safe

Nurses practise

must use clean

nursing practise

in a safe and

technique whilst

in the application

competent

preparing drug

of nursing

manner.

administration to

interventions to

prevent

meet individuals

contamination.

changes to health
status.
Learning
outcome 8
Apply the
guidelines
underpinning
nursing practise
to the nursing
management of
individuals, such
as ANMC
competencies for

1.1 Nurses are

personally
accountable for
the provision of
safe and
competent
nursing care. It is
the responsibility
of each nurse to
maintain the
competence
necessary for
current practise.
Maintenance of
competence

Registered

includes

Nurses, The

participation in

Code of Conduct,

ongoing

Code of Ethics,

professional

and legislative

development to

requirements.

maintain and
improve
knowledge, skills
and attitudes
relevant to
practise in a
clinical,
management,
education or
research setting.

1.5 Nurses
practise in a safe
and competent
manner that is
not compromised
by personal
health limitations,
including the use

of alcohol or
other substances
that may alter a
nurses capacity
to practise safely
at all times.
Nurses whose
health threatens
their capacity to
practise safely
and competently
have a
responsibility to
seek assistance
to redress their
health needs.
This may include
making a
confidential
report to an
appropriate
authority.

Week 10

Routes and

Learning

types of

Outcome 5

Conduct

medications that

Statement 1

can be
administered
according to
year of study
Student nurses

Provide safe

must practise

nursing practise

within 2nd year

in the application

scope of practise,

of nursing

with the

interventions to

supervision of

meet individuals

registered nurse

changes to health aware that

at all times to

status.

undertaking

ensure safe drug

Learning

activities not

administration

Outcome 8

within their

procedure.

Apply the

scopes of

guidelines

practise may

underpinning

compromise the

nursing practise

safety of persons

to the nursing

in their care.

management of

These scopes of

individuals, such

practise are

as ANMC

based on each

competencies for

nurses

Registered

education,

Nurses practise
in a safe and
competent
manner.
1.2 Nurses are

Nurses, The

knowledge,

Code of Conduct,

competency,

Code of Ethics,

extent of

and legislative

experience and

requirements.

lawful authority.

Learning

1.3 Nurses,

Outcome 10

reasonably and in

Apply primary

good faith, advise

health care

their immediate

principles in the

supervisors or

care of

employers of the

individuals with

scopes of their

health variations.

practice including
any limitations.

Week 11

Student

Learning

Conduct

Learning Issues

Outcome 7

Statement 10

Student nurses

Reflect upon

Nurses practise

must utilise

performance of

nursing

reflective

self and others to

reflectively and

methods in order

identify learning

ethically.

to learn and grow

goals and

from experiences. strategies for

improvements in
the students own

10.1 Nurses
practise nursing
reflectively and
ethically, in

nursing practise.

accordance with
the Code of
Ethics for Nurses
in Australia, in
order to learn
from experience
and contribute to
personal and
professional
practice.
10.2 Nurses
develop and
maintain
appropriate and
current quality
nursing advice,
support and care
for each person
requiring and
receiving care
and their
partners, families
and other
members of their
nominated social

network. This
responsibility also
applies to
colleagues of
nurses.
10.3 Nurses
evaluate their
conduct and
competency
according to the
standards of the
nursing
profession.
10.4 Nurses
contribute to the
professional
development of
students and
colleagues.