311841 v.2 Primary Health Care and Community Nursing Stream (G Dip in 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.
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/Stream Organisation
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| 310510 | v.3 | Advanced Clinical Practice 532 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 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 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| 314758 | v.1 | Comprehensive Health Assessment 561 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 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 | |
| OR | |||||
| 4712 | v.3 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 | 4.0 | 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 | |||
| 306931 | v.1 | Advanced Nursing Practice - Primary Health Care 561 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 306934 | v.1 | Advanced Nursing Practice - Promoting Health 561 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307495 | v.1 | Developmental Health 561 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 306933 | v.1 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health Care Practice 561 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 4712 | v.3 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307053 | v.2 | Inquiry into Quality Health Care 532 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312115 | v.3 | Clinical Operational Management 562 | 3.6 | 25.0 | |
| 308409 | v.1 | Health Project Preparation 591 | 25.0 | ||
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