Griffith University Undergraduate Student Nurse Placements

• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia guidelines require nursing students to have direct supervision by a Registered Nurse 
• Students can be shared between practice nurses
• Students are required to do 8 hours per day totaling 40 hours per week
• 40 hour weeks include public holidays and can include weekend and evening shifts
• Block duration varies between 2 to 4 weeks

• Will be paid $50 (inclusive of GST) per day per student for each placement day completed
• Provide students the opportunity to transition from classroom to practice consolidating theory to practice
• Positive placements encourage students to consider a career in general practice
• Provide students insight to general practice nurses diverse nursing role and interaction with other health professionals as part of primary health
• Exposes students to aspects of care they may not otherwise encounter

The Orientation PowerPoint presentation provides student nurses completing a placement in general practice an overview of general practice and the role of the nurse within the general practice team. In preperation for a placement in general practice student nurses are required to:

1. View the Orientation PowerPoint
   • Students must complete all sections of the questionnaire including name
2. Watch the You Tube videos linked in the presentation
   • Introduction to nursing in general practice
   • What is the role of the nurse in general practice 
3. Contact your allocated practice contacted person to confirm your placement and roster
4. After you have confirmed your placement and received your roster complete and submit the questionnaire linked in the presentation
5. Post Placement Feedback Survey

Please note until these requirements are compulsory and need to be completed prior to commencing a placement in general practice.

 

• Required to attend Preceptor Training
  • training provided free during an evening meeting 
  • training hours may contribute to CPD points
• Supervising/preceptor hours may contribute to CPD points
• Supervisors operate under the preceptor model of supervision
• Preceptors gain immense job satisfaction in supporting future nurses

Resources

• Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool - Scoring Sheet (ANSAT)
• ASNAT Resource Manual
• ANSAT 2016 Behavioural Cues