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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

311840 v.2 Primary Health Care and Community Nursing Stream (Master of Nursing)

Introduction

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.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
309619 v.2   Primary Health Care and Community Nursing 562 8.0 50.0
310509 v.3   Advanced Clinical Practice 531 3.0 25.0
310510 v.3   Advanced Clinical Practice 532 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
314758 v.1   Comprehensive Health Assessment 561 4.0 25.0
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.4   Research and Evaluation in International Health 600 8.0 25.0
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS   50.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
310475 v.1 #   Health Project 691 20.0 50.0
310476 v.1 *   Health Project 692 20.0 50.0
  100.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
306931 v.1   Advanced Nursing Practice - Primary Health Care 561 6.0 25.0
306933 v.1   Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health Care Practice 561 6.0 25.0
306934 v.1   Advanced Nursing Practice - Promoting Health 561 6.0 25.0
307053 v.2   Inquiry into Quality Health Care 532 3.0 25.0
307495 v.1   Developmental Health 561 4.0 25.0
308409 v.1   Health Project Preparation 591 25.0
312115 v.2   Clinical Operational Management 561 3.0 25.0
4712 v.3   Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0

#    Students who select Health Project 691 must have completed Health Project Preparation 591

*    Students who select Health Project 691 must also select Health Project 692

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