Graduate Certificate of Nursing (General Practice)

Course code: 3871 + Course abbreviation: GradCertNurs(GP) + Total credit points required: 24 + 2 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Peninsula – P/T only)

Course description

This course, offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, is suitable for registered nurses (Division 1) working, or intending to work, in general practice contexts. It aims to provide participants with assessment and management skills to enable them to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate health care in conjunction with general practitioners.

Course objectives

On completion of this course students will be expected to be able to: 1. discuss the history, nature, role and uniqueness of general practice as a health care specialty; 2. analyse the roles of the general practice nurse, as they occur nationally and internationally, in comparison to other primary health care roles; 3. critically appraise the key management areas of general practice including marketing, patient contact, appointments, communication, care management, health records and finances; 4. apply the principles of preventive care and risk management to specific areas of clinical care in general practice; and 5. provide an advanced level of skilled health assessment, underpinned by an advanced knowledge of the pathophysiologic basis of disease processes.

Course structure

This course consists of three units.

Semester one

NUR5703 Advanced pathophysiology and health assessment

Semester two

DFM1001 Introduction to general practice
NUR4927 Clinical care coordination in general practice

Assessment

Assessment includes written assignments, clinical examinations, case studies and online quizzes.

Contact details

Peninsula: administrative officers (postgraduate): telephone: +61 3 9904 4156; fax: +61 3 9904 4655 or visit www.med.monash.edu/nursing/postgraduate/

Course coordinator

Ms Robyn Fairhall

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