Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Children)

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

The course

MMC, Clayton
Course code: 2081
Course coordinator: Ms D Mackechnie
The Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing (MMC Clayton) offers a Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Children) in partnership with the Southern Health Care Network. This course is designed to respond to the need within industry for specialist nurses who are able to care for the ill child and family. An extensive and diverse range of clinical experience is offered, incorporating children of varying age, with a wide range of health care needs and levels of acuity, within the hospital and the community.

Aims

This course aims to provide registered nurses with the in-depth knowledge and specialist skills required to provide comprehensive care for the ill child and family in a variety of children's health care environments.

Objectives

On completion of the course it is expected that graduates will:

• possess specialist practice skills enabling them to plan, implement and evaluate complex care for children;
• establish caring relationships which reflect a family centred philosophy;
• utilise research to improve nursing practice and client outcomes;
• act as professional role models and mentors for less experienced colleagues;
• critically reflect on their own practice in order to maintain high standards of care and identify ongoing professional development needs;
• evaluate a range of professional and health care issues and formulate appropriate strategies which promote the development of nursing practice involving children and their families.

Entry requirements

Successful applicants will normally have:

• a degree level;
• a current RN practising certificate: and
• at least one year 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

• CNS6303 Nature and science of the child
• CNS6405 The growing child and family
• CNS6406 Child health crises
• CNS6581 Children's nursing 1
• CNS6582 Children's nursing 2

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