Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing

Learning outcomes

No.Course learning outcome
1Critically question ideas and assumptions, appraise research evidence, and exercise clinical knowledge and judgement, in implementing nursing care. 
2Demonstrate skills to access, appraise, interpret, apply and evaluate information from a range of knowledges for person-centred nursing practice.

3

Demonstrate responsibility, accountability, and leadership in nursing practice through creative personal, professional and intellectual autonomy, showing respectful partnership with people and their communities.

4

Identify, examine, reflect on, apply and communicate nursing knowledge in the holistic nursing care of people across the lifespan.
5Work within professional, legal and ethical frameworks to deliver safe, quality care.
6Engage in interprofessional learning and apply nursing knowledge to multidisciplinary approaches for collaborative practice across disciplinary and professional contexts.
7Demonstrate awareness of own values and worldview in exploring the culture, values, and worldviews of others, for authentic, culturally safe and person-centred nursing practice.
8Critically examine the social, political, economic, environmental, sustainable and global determinants of healthcare and understand their impacts on nursing practice and partnering in care.
9Appraise various forms of communication to effectively convey knowledge and meaning, and demonstrate respectful engagement for shared decision-making.
10Demonstrate and promote decolonising approaches to nursing practice that challenge racism and power imbalances for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australian healthcare contexts.
11Demonstrate a depth of disciplinary knowledge in at least one field in the arts, humanities and/or social sciences by applying discipline-based expertise to research, project, and work-based problems.
12Synthesise knowledge, experience and practice by constructing and testing new arguments and proposing evidence-based solutions. 
13Communicate complex ideas and data effectively to diverse audiences through context-dependent forms of communication.
14Critically analyse and evaluate competing sources of knowledge and information using a variety of different modes of communication.
15Approach local and global challenges in research, professional practice, and civil life with personal integrity and intellectual rigor.
16Apply ethical frameworks to academic research and inquiry by working productively and collaboratively in diverse groups and across disciplines and cultures.
17Combine distinct forms of disciplinary knowledge to communicate in interdisciplinary contexts across different fields and areas of expertise.
18Develop innovative and original interpretations and insights.