Course leader: Ms K Hodge
Aims
This course aims to provide opportunities for registered nurses to develop skills necessary to comprehend and evaluate new information and concepts from a range of sources, in order that after completion of the degree, they will continue to review, consolidate and apply the knowledge and skills acquired, to provide a basis for graduate specialisation and study in nursing.
It is expected that graduates will be capable of functioning as professional care givers in a variety of health care settings, be able to demonstrate their ability to apply advanced problem-solving skills to patient care, and will be equipped to respond to an increasingly complex health care environment.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, it is expected that students will be able to:
* recognise the need for innovation within the health care sector;
* respond effectively to the challenge of change within the health care delivery system and to innovations in nursing practice;
* consolidate their role as clinician, educator, researcher, manager and patient advocate;
* build on and extend their professional nursing knowledge and expertise;
* promote quality nursing care delivery in a variety of settings;
* develop competencies in the assessment, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, monitoring and evaluation of nursing care;
* base nursing practice on appropriate nursing research and theory, recognising both legal and ethical parameters;
* participate in teaching-learning and health promotion directed towards the improvement of health care delivery and personal well-being;
* accept responsibility and accountability for continued personal and professional development congruent with the changing health care needs of society and the nursing profession.
Entry requirements
Entry to the course is available to registered nurses or those eligible for registration with the Nurses Board of Victoria.
Course outline
The course is undertaken on a part-time basis over two years. Attendance requirements are two four-hour evening sessions per week. These are usually scheduled between 4 pm and 9 pm. The course has a total of four semesters of study, each semester runs for thirteen weeks. Most subjects have been designed on a basis which requires that a student spend one hour in private study for each subject contact hour.
Subjects
First or second Semester
* NSG4010 Process of inquiry*
* NSG4020 Professional issues*
* NSG4107 Ethical issues and legal studies*
* NSG4210 Health perspectives
* NSG4310 Knowledge development in nursing
* NSG4350 Bioscience
* NSG4411 Teaching in Health Care
* NSG4700 Psychosocial nursing studies*
* Applicants who have graduated with a Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing) from the Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing are exempt from these subjects.