Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Cardiac)

• The course
• Aims
• Objectives
• Entry requirements
• Course outline
  • Core components
  • Specialist studies

The course

MMC, Clayton
Course code: 1625
Course coordinator: Ms D Mackechnie
The Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing (MMC Clayton) offers a Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Cardiac) in partnership with the Southern Health Care Network. This course provides the opportunity to develop expertise in caring for clients with cardiac health breakdown. Students have the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of settings, such as pre-admissions, coronary care, diagnostics and cardiac rehabilitation areas. The course uses a variety of education delivery modes and clinical facilities.

Aims

The course aims to:

• facilitate acquisition and application of knowledge, skills and attitudes required for competent cardiac nursing practice;
• foster awareness of the divergent needs of different health care organisations and clients;
• promote professional values of cardiac nursing specialists including nursing accountability and professional development.

Objectives

Upon completion of all course requirements, it is expected that graduates will:

• demonstrate competency in the performance of complex clinical skills within the cardiac care environment;
• explore complex and life threatening health breakdowns and their nursing implications;
• pursue problem solving methods for individual nursing decision making, intervention and evaluation;
• use research methods for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes;
• examine a range of professional issues relating to current and future cardiac nursing practice;
• reflect on cardiac care practice as it relates to nursing individuals in a range of environments from the highly technological to home.

Entry requirements

Successful applicants will normally have:

• a degree;
• a current RN practising certificate; and
• at least one year of professional clinical experience.

Special entry to the course is available.

Course outline

Students will be required to undertake three core subjects and five specialist subjects, for a total of eight subjects. Students may enrol full-time and complete the course in one year. Alternatively, in a part-time enrolment, students will normally complete the course in two years. Subjects are scheduled in a manner which enables the students to undertake part-time employment.

Core components

• CNS6101 Research utilisation
• CNS6201 Health, caring, environment and technology
• CNS6202 Research in health care environments

Specialist studies

• CNS6301 Advanced pathophysiology
• CNS6401 Critical care concepts 1
• CNS6402 Critical care concepts 2
• CNS6531 Cardiac nursing 1
• CNS6532 Cardiac nursing 2

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