NURS8743 Critical Care Nursing Practice

The information on this page is to be read in addition to the placement information for all postgraduate nursing students.

Students must complete 192 hours of placement (2 shifts/week x 12 weeks) over the semester at their workplace (Work Integrated Learning Placement). Students must complete compulsory pre-placement compliance and have their clinical manager complete the placement form to demonstrate they will be supported at their workplace for the placement duration.

Suitable areas for placement include:

Intensive care
Critical care

Students must be employed in the clinical specialist setting to complete the placement topic. If you do not have the appropriate employment to undertake this work-integrated learning placement, please contact your topic coordinator immediately.

Facilitation

In addition to support from the employer, the student will be assigned a clinical facilitator throughout your work-integrated learning placement.

NURS8743 pre-placement compliance checklist

Statement of Clinical Support

Pre-requisites for placement

Compliance requirements for placement eligibility

Activity	What you need to do	Form / more information	Submit to
Fitness for placement declaration	Declare your fitness for placement by reading and acknowledging the Fitness for Placement statement on InPlace. Let the University know if you have an access plan.	N/A	InPlace
Student consent for placement	Read and acknowledge the relevant essential conditions around student consent for placement using the applicable form. (Please note: if you are required to undertake multiple placements during your degree, you may be required to read both student consent documents, check with your WIL Support Team if you are unsure.)	Placements undertaken outside Flinders University - Student Consent for Placement Statement (PDF) OR Placements undertaken within Flinders University ONLY - Student Consent for Internal WIL Placement with Flinders University Statement (PDF)	InPlace
Intellectual property for placement	Watch the student IP declaration, then acknowledge your understanding in InPlace. Watch the IP counselling video.	Student Intellectual Property Statement (PDF)	InPlace
Emergency Contact	Confirm your emergency contact details are up to date in the Student Information System.		Student System
Student Declaration for Placement	Read and acknowledge the Student Declaration for Placement. If you agree with it, you will be eligible for placement.	Student Declaration for Placement (PDF)	InPlace
Police Check	You will need to provide a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC).	Police Check detailed information	InPlace