The School of Health Sciences is offering this Bachelor of Nursing (Post-registration) course by distance education.
The course is designed to enable registered nurses to access higher education through nursing studies at degree level, and to provide opportunities for the development of academic and clinical skills as a basis for postgraduate study and specialisation.
The duration of this course is normally two years part-time.
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
Applicants must satisfy the general entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Gippsland campus. Prerequisite for selection to this course is that of a registered nurse (general or psychiatric or mental retardation) or eligible for registration with the Victorian Nursing Council. Consideration is also given to experience and motivation.
Course requirements
The requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-registration) are satisfactory completion of eight subjects of study which include seven nursing subjects, and one support subject.
Course outline
Eight subjects are studied in four semesters of the course.
Year one
First semester
* GSC1505 Politics and health
* GHS3543 Legal and ethical studies in nursing
Second semester
* GHS1443 Professional issues I
* GHS2445 Nursing health assessment
Year two
First semester
* GHS2444 Professional issues II
* GHS4546 Nursing research
Second semester
* GHS2446 Management of nursing care
* GHS3541 Clinical teaching
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