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Course
code: 1752
Peninsula campus
Full fee paying: subject fee $1,000; course fee $8,000 (1998 fees)and Amenities
Fee $125 (1998)
Attendance not required
To
develop the skills and knowledge of registered nurses necessary to provide
optimal levels of care for people with mental disorders.
On completion of the course it is expected that students will be able to:
(a) demonstrate an awareness of the mental health needs of a community and
the role of a specialist mental health service in addressing these needs;
(b) understand that the majority of people with major mental illness can
be effectively and efficiently cared for in the community utilising a
combination of state of the art biological and psychosocial treatment
methods;
(c) utilise a range of skills and effective therapeutic strategies in
meeting the needs of people with mental illness, their families and the
community;
(d) critically analyse contemporary issues impacting upon the practice of
professional psychiatric nursing.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Psychiatric Nursing), an applicant would normally:
Special entry may be available to registered nurses with qualifications deemed to be equivalent to the above.
Students will be required to have access to a computer (either Macintosh or Windows) and a modem; to organise a 'mentor' who is an experienced counsellor; and to negotiate their own clinical placements (although a list of preferred venues is being developed).
The
course is normally two years by distance education, consisting of eight
subjects. Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Psychiatric
Nursing) requires the study of at least four clinical speciality subjects, one
research subject, and three electives.
Normally four clinical speciality subjects are completed in year one and the
research subject and three electives are completed in year two.
A combination of assessment items including assignments, clinical skills demonstration and examinations are used.
Credit may be granted for completed work which is considered to be equivalent to the work required in the course. Such credit will not normally be granted where the prior work completed is more than seven years before admission to the graduate diploma, and will not be granted for more than one half of the work in the course of study.
For more detailed information, contact Mr S Elsom, School of Nursing, Monash University Peninsula campus on telephone (03) 9904 4206 or fax (03) 9904 4655.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the administrative officer (postgraduate), School of Nursing, Monash University Peninsula campus, Frankston, Victoria, 3199, by 30 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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