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I, Laxmi Khadka started my Master of Nursing Practice in University of New England from
5th of November with an aim to understand and learn Australian nursing practice. I feel
domain of nursing. I, along with my classmates attended two days orientation sessions prior
to the start of Trimester 3 classes. I received a lot of information about what trimester 3
would be like. Sally Bristow (HSNS206 unit coordinator) had also briefed us on obtaining
nurse and clinical compliance from New South Wales Health. I was flabbergasted on
receiving a booklet that stated “Incoming Student Check-list”. I had no idea of what it was
meant for.
We were told that we (entire batch) had to take some online learning courses. All of us
wondered and most of us panicked on not being able to understand it clearly. None of us
knew the great significance of pre-placement preparation. We had to do all on our own and
be familiar to the system how everything works in Australia. It was a extreme challenging,
quite distressing and more tricky for someone like me coming from a developing country
which still has teacher-centered method of education system. I had to adapt myself with the
use of online portals, websites and get things done with computer and internet access and
basically do a lot of research beforehand. Although all of us created mess in the beginning
but most of us managed to have it done by ourselves and even help our classmates in keeping
track. It was an immense pleasure to receive a temporary compliance from New South Wales
Health after successful completion of mandatory online courses and meeting eligibility
criteria.
Feelings
We, students of Trimester 3 had to attend special one hour lecture every Monday from 1200 to
1300 hrs exclusively for clinical placement requirements and wondered if that made sense. A
clinical office staff named Rhiannon came and started the lecture. She oriented us about the
requirements and told us that it was really essential. I became more conscious and listened
carefully not to miss a single piece of information. However, I was perplexed to know that
nursing students were meant to obtain a police check, vaccination record, working with children
check and mandatory online learning on topics such as hand hygiene, basic life support and
manual handling. As an international candidate to obtain a study- visa grant, I had done a
wondered why those assessments wouldn’t be helpful in obtaining clinical compliance from
NSW health.
I made an enquiry at clinical office and I was advised to refer New South Wales health websites
for detail information. I did research on it and what I found was impressive. I found that it is very
essential for nursing students who have joined for validated course of study must be registered
with their corresponding nursing board (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency,
2014). I then started understanding the rules and regulations that I must follow during my course
of study. New South Wales Government Health (2017) highlights its devotion in delivering
protection to its workforce and clientele. I too believe safety is fundamental in health-care and
hence convinced that pre-placement requirements for newly enrolled student nurses is one of the
means to ensure safety. Guidelines for Clinical Placements in New South Wales Government
Health (2018), furthermore enlists the various mandatory requirements for nursing students to be
compliant for the placement. It made me realize the tremendous effort put by unit coordinator
and clinical office staff to get the things done in time. It would not have been possible without
Evaluation
I started to work on my requirements with police check and working with children check and got
it done from Australian Federal Police and NSW services respectively. I got my vaccination
record filled in duration of 3 weeks. I also took various compulsory online learning courses such
as hand hygiene, basic life support and manual handling. Having incoming students checklist
was really beneficial. Students who are preparing for clinical placement always have mixed
feelings (Levitt-Jones T., Pitt V., Courtney-Pratt H., Harbrow G. and Rossiter R., 2015). It was
very different experience and at times became troublesome too. Even though I knew what were
meant to be done, I struggled to have it done properly and on time. There were many activities
happening simultaneously such as regular intensive schooling (lectures, practical session and
workshop to attend. Everything jumbled together. Some of my friends became really helping in
Conclusion:
It could have been a more positive experience if we were allowed to do the things one at once
and not all together with same deadline. We could develop better understanding on everything
we were doing not just as a mandatory requirement but with a sense of deep responsibility.
However, it became a good learning outcome and helped me become compliant for the clinical
placement. I am on a clinical placement at Shellharbour Hospital now and have benefited from
what I have learned about own safety and patient safety as I reflect. One of the nursing standard
states that nurse must think and react in an opportune way to the wellbeing and good health of
self as well as other people to maintain the ability to practice nursing (Nursing and Midwifery
Board of Australia, 2017). I feel that all the requirements such as hepatitis B declaration,
tuberculosis Screening, code of conduct, police check, working with children check, vaccination
record and online learning courses became evidences that support the fact that we meet one of
Action Plan
In future, I will aim to be timely, organized and never hesitate to ask for help and guidance when
in need. I will always do researches prior to any task and think critically. Every requirement in
References
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (2014). Student Registration. Retrieved from
https://www.ahpra.gov.au/registration/student-registrations.aspx
Levitt-Jones, T., Pitt, V., Courtney-Pratt, H., Harbrow, G. & Rossiter, R. (2015). What are the
primary concerns of nursing students as they prepare for and contemplate their first
from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S147159531500058X
New South Wales Government Health. (2017). Clinical Placement Information. Retrieved from
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/student_clearance/pages/default.aspx
New South Wales Government Health. (2018). Guidelines for Clinical Placements in NSW
https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/GL2018_009.pdf
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). (2017). Registered Nurse Standard of
Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx