Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing
Course code: 1309
Course coordinator: Ms J Yalden
Proposed course name for 1997 is Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Aged Care)
The course aims to provide graduate nurses with the opportunity to
develop and apply knowledge, skills and attitudes required for competent
extended care nursing practice.
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- recognise health care needs and problems for aged and/or disabled persons
and groups within the community;
- set priorities in respect to health care needs and problems and make
referrals when appropriate;
- plan, implement and evaluate holistic patient/client health care
activities for a range of impairment and/or disability categories;
- plan, implement and evaluate care activities which encourage persons or
groups of persons to achieve potential for self-help in attaining and
maintaining optimal levels of health in given circumstances;
- work effectively and safely as an individual and cooperatively within a
team;
- maintain legal and ethical standards of practice;
- engage in continuing education, personal and professional development;
- demonstrate competency in the performance of clinical skills within the
extended care setting;
- participate in, and implement findings from, research associated with
extended care and rehabilitation;
- implement teaching and learning strategies in educating individuals, the
family and/or significant others, and the community in caring for aged and/or
disabled persons, whether sick or healthy.
A degree, a current RN practising certificate, and at least one year
relevant professional clinical experience, special entry available.
The Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Extended Care) consists of eight
subjects which will normally be completed over a period of two years.
Successful completion of the course requires the study of one core research
subject, at least four specialty subjects, and three elective subjects
negotiated with course coordinator.
Core studies
Specialty subjects
- NSG6401 Extended care nursing I: Perspectives on extended care nursing
- NGS6402 Extended care nursing II: Principles and practice of extended
care nursing
- NSG6403 Extended care nursing III: Therapeutics in extended care nursing
- NSG6404 Management and interdisciplinary practice
Elective
subjects
- NSG6202 Research II
- NSG6900 Management of client health/illness states
- Subjects may also be selected from other graduate subjects offered by the
Subfaculty of Nursing or, subject to approval, from other departments of the
university.
Course code: 1246
Course coordinator: Ms J Oates
The course aims to facilitate acquisition and application of knowledge,
skills and attitudes required for competent community health care practice by
graduate nurses. Graduates should be capable of functioning as advanced care
givers in the community health settings, be able to demonstrate an ability to
apply advanced problem-solving skills to patient and community care, and be
equipped to respond to an increasingly integrated health care environment.
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- clearly identify the domain of community health care nursing practice in
relation to its philosophical base, role and functions in health care;
- demonstrate a knowledge of public health concepts;
- appreciate social policy as it is applied to regional and community
health care issues and the provision of nursing services;
- analyse and utilise health promotion strategies and models of behavioural
change for health in a community environment;
- effectively work in interdisciplinary teams and coordinate community care
for individuals, families and groups;
- liaise and advocate with other social and health institutions on behalf
of individuals, families, groups and communities;
- interpret and critically appraise quantitative and qualitative research;
- demonstrate a working knowledge of health program planning, delivery and
evaluation;
- act as catalysts for change and innovation in community health nursing.
A degree, a current RN practising certificate, and at least one year
relevant professional clinical experience. Special entry available.
The Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Community Health) consists of eight
subjects which will normally be completed over a period of two years.
Successful completion of the course requires the study of one core research
subject, at least four specialty subjects, and up to three elective subjects
negotiated with the course coordinator.
Core subject
Specialty subjects
- NSG5501 Foundations of community health nursing
- NSG5503 Health promotion
- NSG5508 Family health studies
- NSG5509 Community mental health studies
- NSG5510 Community care
Elective subjects
- NSG5214 Counselling
- NSG6202 Research II
- NSG6900 Management of client health/illness states
Students may also
select up to three subjects from other graduate subjects offered by the school
and subfaculty or, subject to approval, from other departments of the university.
Course code: 1270
Course coordinator: Ms S Lee
In a health care environment that is rapidly changing, a constant factor
is that people who are dying and their loved ones, need control over their
lives. Nurses who have successfully completed this course of study will be
equipped with skills and knowledge to participate within a multidisciplinary
team in the provision of physical, emotional and spiritual support for people
with terminal illness and their families. Through such support, the expert
palliative care nurse is able to foster client decision making in situations
often clouded by misunderstanding and confusion.
The palliative care nurse must combine a high level of knowledge,
interpersonal skills and an ability to solve complex problems in a variety of
environments. The course aims to:
- facilitate the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, skills and attitudes
inherent in palliative care practice;
- develop the ability to critically and systematically evaluate practice;
- consider the diversity in needs of individuals, clients, their families
and carers in a variety of care environments;
- promote practice which recognises legal and ethical codes of conduct and
the importance of patient advocacy;
- foster the development of strategies to involve individuals, groups and
the community as the unit of palliative care.
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- conceptualise the philosophy of hospice and palliative care as it applies
to clinical practice;
- demonstrate understanding of political and policy decisions that impact
on the practice of palliative care;
- utilise the decision-making process in assessing planning and evaluating
problems related to clients, caregivers and the community, involved with
terminal illness;
- plan care that reflects their critical analysis of the clients cultural
and spiritual beliefs and of the client's needs in relation to grief and
bereavement;
- utilise a range of options in assisting clients to maintain their
preferred lifestyle;
- analyse a range of palliative care skills related to caring for clients
and their families;
- Critically analyse the professional issues that impact on palliative care;
- efficiently utilise palliative care resources;
- interpret and critically appraise quantitative and qualitative research.
A degree, a current RN practising certificate, and at least one year
relevant professional clinical experience, special entry available.
The Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Palliative Care) consists of eight
subjects which will normally be completed over a period of two years.
Successful completion of the course requires the study of one core research
subject, at least five specialty subjects, and two elective subjects negotiated
with course coordinator.
Core subject
Specialty subjects
- NSG6301 Introductory perspectives on palliative care and the hospice
concept
- NSG6302 Principles and practice in hospice and palliative care
- NSG6303 Professional issues in hospice and palliative care
- NSG6305 Interpersonal relations in palliative care
Elective
subjects
- NSG6202 Research II
- NSG6304 Clinical studies in palliative care
- NSG6900 Management of client health/illness states
Students may
select other subjects from the Subfaculty of Nursing or, subject to approval,
from other departments of the university.
Course code: UPPNPF
Course coordinator: Mr S Elsom
This course is designed for registered nurses who have an interest in
mental health and who may wish to pursue a career in psychiatric nursing. In
this time of change in the provision of mental health services there is an
acute need for educational programs which will equip professional nurses with
the specialist skills required by mental health care agencies at local,
national and international levels. The course is offered by distance education
mode and makes extensive use of computer technology to facilitate between
students, teaching staff, clinical experts and consumers. The course is full
fee paying.
The overall aim of the course is to provide registered nurses with
skills and knowledge necessary to provide optimal levels of care for people
with mental disorders.
On completion of the course students are expected to be able to:
- demonstrate an awareness of the mental health needs of a community and
the role of a specialist mental health service in addressing these needs;
- understand that the majority of people with major mental illness can be
effectively and efficiently cared for in the community utilising a combination
of contemporary biological and psychosocial treatment methods;
- utilise a range of skills and effective therapeutic strategies in meeting
the needs of people with mental illness, their families and the community;
- critically analyse contemporary issues impacting upon the practice of
professional psychiatric nursing.
A degree, a current RN practising certificate, and at least one year
relevant professional clinical experience, special entry available.
The Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Psychiatric Nursing) consists of eight
subjects which will normally be completed over a period of two years.
Successful completion of the course requires the study of one core research
subject, at least four specialty subjects, and three electives.
Core subject
Specialty subjects
- NSG5214 Counselling
- NSG5215 Foundation of psychiatric nursing
- NSG5216 Psychiatric nursing clinical practicum
- NSG5227 Integrated mental health care
Elective subjects
- NSG5521 Psychogeriatric nursing
- NSG5222 Psychiatric rehabilitation nursing
- NSG5223 Drug and alcohol nursing
- NSG5524 Child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
- NSG5225 Power, politics and psychiatric nursing
- NSG5226 Transcultural psychiatric nursing
- NSG5228 Applied research in psychiatric nursing
Students may also
select up to three subjects from the graduate subjects offered by the
subfaculty or, subject to approval, from other departments of the university.
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