STRP-PHCNG v.2 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.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| NURS5014 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Practice 1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5012 | v.1 | Primary Health Care and Community Nursing | 8.0 | 50.0 | |
| NURS5015 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Practice 2 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| NURS5034 | v.1 | Comprehensive Health Assessment | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| STAT6000 | v.1 | Health Research Methods | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| NURS5035 | v.1 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| MEDS6013 | v.1 | Research and Evaluation in International Health | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| NURS5001 | v.1 | Advanced Nursing Practice In Primary Health Care | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5003 | v.1 | Advanced Nursing Practice For Promoting Health | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5008 | v.1 | Developmental Health | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5002 | v.1 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health Care Practice | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5035 | v.1 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5005 | v.1 | Evidence Informed Clinical Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5026 | v.1 | Clinical Operational Management | 3.6 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5011 | v.1 | Health Project Preparation | 25.0 | ||
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