Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

300088 v.3 Postgraduate Diploma in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing


PGradDipNeoIntCareNurs(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 042204G
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 1 Year

Introduction

This course provides a broad research foundation to enable scholarly research which will advance nursing theory and have the capacity to guide practice. The course is a collaborative program between King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women (KEMH) and the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

Applicants must be a currently registered nurse eligible for registration with the Nurses Board of Western Australia, hold a nursing degree or equivalent, have a minimum of two years post-registration clinical experience and a minimum of 52 weeks continuous practice in an acute care setting. Prior to starting the course students are required to complete an orientation program of up to 16 weeks in the neonatal nurseries at KEMH and PMH (Princess Margaret Hospital). Applicants entering with a degree from an appropriate discipline, where areas of essential nursing knowledge and skills are deficit, are required to undertake selected units prior to commencing the course. Evidence of successful completion of appropriate research units is also a course prerequisite.

Specific Requirements

Applicants for this course should refer to the Communicable Diseases and Criminal Record Screening/Clearance Section of this publication.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students who have successfully completed the hospital based component will receive recognition of prior learning or exemption for the unit Nursing 553 - Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing.

Duration and Availability

This fee-paying course is one year full-time or two years part-time study. As most units are offered only once in each year and in the required sequence of study, there is some limitation of choice for part-time study.

Course Organisation

Students complete the advanced nursing practice component of this course within an approved hospital or agency course.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Semester 1
12167 v.3 # Nursing 553 - Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing 24.0 125.0
  125.0

Year 1 Semester 2
4712 v.3   Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0
  OR  
13152 v.3   Health Research Methods 681 4.0 25.0
  OR  
301950 v.3   Research and Evaluation in International Health 600 8.0 25.0
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS   50.0
  75.0
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credits
4712 v.3   Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0
5755 v.6   Managerial Effectiveness 571 3.0 25.0
13152 v.3   Health Research Methods 681 4.0 25.0
301413 v.3   Health Contract 590 8.0 50.0
306931 v.1   Advanced Nursing Practice - Primary Health Care 561 6.0 25.0
306939 v.1   Addiction Studies for Advanced Nursing Practice 562 6.0 25.0
306943 v.1   Advanced Practice - Sexually Transmissible Infections 562 3.75 25.0
307484 v.1   Diagnostics 561 4.0 25.0
307485 v.1   Pharmacology 521 3.0 25.0
307487 v.2   Pharmacotherapeutics 522 4.0 25.0
307495 v.1   Developmental Health 561 4.0 25.0
307496 v.1   Immunisation 562 4.0 25.0
307497 v.1   Partnership Models 562 4.0 25.0
308411 v.1   Diabetes and Pregnancy 543 4.0 25.0
 
# A hospital based clinical practice program.
 

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective/current students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.



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