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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

311228 v.2 Orthopaedic Nursing Stream (Master of Clinical Nursing)


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.


This stream has been developed for the nurse who is working in the clinical area and wishes to expand their professional competence to an advanced level whilst concurrently undertaking an academically sound course which embraces evidence based practice and critical thinking. This stream focuses on all areas of orthopaedic practice including initial and ongoing trauma management, spinal injuries and elective orthopaedic surgery.



Major/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
310509 v.3   Advanced Clinical Practice 531 3.0 25.0
311287 v.1   Advanced Clinical Nursing Science 531 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 1 Semester 2
310510 v.3   Advanced Clinical Practice 532 3.0 25.0
311289 v.1   Advanced Clinical Nursing Science 532 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 1
307053 v.2   Inquiry into Quality Health Care 532 3.0 25.0
311225 v.1   Clinical Leadership 561 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
308409 v.1   Health Project Preparation 591 25.0
13152 v.3   Health Research Methods 681 4.0 25.0
  OR  
4712 v.3   Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
310475 v.1   Health Project 691 20.0 50.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
310476 v.1   Health Project 692 20.0 50.0
  50.0

*    All units displayed are to be taken as core units.





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