Inherent requirements for Ageing, Wellbeing and Sustainability

These inherent requirements apply to the following courses:

  • Master of Ageing, Wellbeing and Sustainability - course code 4781
  • Graduate Diploma in Ageing, Wellbeing and Sustainability - course code 4782
  • Graduate Certificate in Ageing, Wellbeing and Sustainability - course code 4783

Ethical behaviour

Master of Nursing inherent requirements - ethical behaviour
  Inherent requirements statements
1 Nursing is a profession governed by competency standards (opens in a new window), codes of ethics (opens in a new window), professional conduct (opens in a new window) and professional boundaries (opens in a new window) where nurses are both accountable and responsible for ensuring professional behaviour in all contexts.
2 Student demonstrates knowledge of, and engages in ethical behaviour during their postgraduate studies.
3

Justification of inherent requirement:

» Compliance with the codes, guidelines and policies facilitates safe, competent interactions and relationships for students and/or the people they engage with. This ensures the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of the individual is not placed at risk

4Adjustments must not compromise codes and standards or result in unethical behaviour.
5

Exemplars:

» Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies in their studies

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Communication

This course requires students to have effective verbal and written communication skills.

Verbal

Master of Nursing inherent requirements - verbal communication
  Inherent requirements statements
1 Effective and efficient verbal communication, in English, is an essential requirement to provide advanced evidence based practice.
2 Student demonstrates:
» The ability to understand and respond to verbal communication accurately, appropriately and effectively
» The ability to provide clear instructions in the context of the situation
» Clear feedback and reporting
3

Justification of inherent requirement:

» Effective interactive communication with peers, tutors and colleagues is a fundamental aspect of demonstrating knowledge, skills and advanced evidence based practice

4Adjustments for impaired verbal communication must address effectiveness, clarity and accuracy issues.
5

Exemplars:

» Delivering oral presentations and in-service training in the workplace

Written

Master of Nursing inherent requirements - written communication
  Inherent requirements statements
1 Effective written communication is a fundamental requirement in providing advanced evidence based practice.
2 Student demonstrates capacity to construct coherent written communication appropriate to the circumstances.
3

Justification of inherent requirement:

» Construction of written text based assessment tasks to reflect the required academic standards are necessary to convey knowledge and understanding of relevant subject matter for professional practice

4Adjustments must meet necessary standards of clarity, accuracy and accessibility to ensure effective transmission of information in an academic setting.
5

Exemplars:

» Constructing a variety of academic assessments that demonstrate the ability to critique existing knowledge, identify problems and challenges in the health care setting and initiate projects that can lead to strategic change

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Cognition

This course requires knowledge of theory and the skills of cognition and literacy.

Knowledge and cognitive skills

Master of Nursing inherent requirements - knowledge and cognitive skills
  Inherent requirements statements
1 Consistent and effective knowledge and cognitive skills must be demonstrated for innovative and advanced evidence based practice.
2 Student demonstrates:
» Capacity to locate appropriate and relevant information
» Ability to process information relevant to practice
» Ability to integrate and implement knowledge in practice
3

Justification of inherent requirement:

» Safe and competent advanced evidence based practice requires comprehensive knowledge that must be sourced, understood and applied appropriately

4Adjustments must ensure that a clear demonstration of knowledge and cognitive skills is not compromised or impeded.
5

Exemplars:

» Ability to conceptualise and use appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment items

Literacy (language)

Master of Nursing inherent requirements - literacy (language)
  Inherent requirements statements
1 Competent literacy skills are essential to ensure the provision of safe and effective advanced evidence based practice.
2 Student demonstrates:
» The ability to accurately acquire information and convey appropriate, effective messages
» Ability to read and comprehend a range of literature and information
» The capacity to understand and implement academic conventions to construct written text in a scholarly manner
3

Justification of inherent requirement:

» The ability to acquire information and to accurately convey messages is necessary to demonstrate safe and effective advanced evidence base practice
» The ability to read, decode, interpret and comprehend multiple sources of information is fundamental to safe and effective advanced evidence based practice

4Adjustments to address literacy issues must demonstrate a capacity to effectively acquire, comprehend, apply and communicate accurate information.
5

Exemplars:

» Paraphrasing, summarising and referencing in accordance with appropriate academic conventions in written assignments

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* Developed from: Johnson, A., Allan,T., Phillips,K., Azzopardi,T., Dickson,C., Goldsmith,M & Hengstberger-Sims, C. (2011). Inherent Requirements of Nursing Education (IRONE), Western Sydney University School of Nursing & Midwifery and Student Equity & Disability Services.


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