Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Emergency)

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

The course

MMC, Clayton
Course Code: 1626
Course Coordinator: Ms D Mackechnie
The Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing (MMC Clayton) offers a Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Emergency) in partnership with the Southern Health Care Network. This course is designed to prepare specialist clinical nurses who are able to provide comprehensive care for the patient in the emergency setting. An extensive and diverse range of clinical experience is offered, incorporating patients of varying ages and level of acuity.

Aims

The course aims to:

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

Objectives

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

• demonstrate competency in the performance of complex clinical skills within the emergency 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 emergency nursing practice;
• reflect on emergency care practice as it relates to nursing individuals with a range of acute and chronic clinical presentations.

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
• CNS6501 Emergency nursing 1
• CNS6502 Emergency nursing 2

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