STRP-PHCNG v.3 Primary Health Care and Community Nursing Stream (GDip ClinNurs)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
The Primary Health Care and Community Nursing stream offers effective and specific education to prepare registered nurses for a leadership role in primary health care and community nursing. Key elements of the curriculum include critical thinking, professional accountability, evidenced based practice, leadership, and the development of competency in assessment skills, clinical decision making and clinical judgement at an advanced level.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
Students need to stay in original stream as this is linked to the employment sector and scholarship.
Duration and Availability
This stream is part-time study only.
Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
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Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
NURS5012 | v.1 | Primary Health Care and Community Nursing | 8.0 | 50.0 | |
50.0 | |||||
Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
NURS5014 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Practice 1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
NURS5015 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Practice 2 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
50.0 | |||||
Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
NURS5034 | v.1 | Comprehensive Health Assessment | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
NURS5005 | v.1 | Evidence Informed Clinical Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
50.0 | |||||
Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
MEDS6013 | v.2 | Research and Evaluation in Health | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
NURS5026 | v.1 | Clinical Operational Management | 3.6 | 25.0 | |
50.0 |
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