STRP-OSCNM v.1 Wound, Ostomy and Continence Practice Stream (M 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.
Students studying in this stream will focus on the care and management of patients with an ostomy (those who have had a bowel or bladder diversion), and patients with continence conditions (those with bladder and bowel control and associated skin care issues). Students will need to be registered nurses working in a dedicated practice settings and will combine learning from the applied clinical sciences to the practice context. The stream aims to take nurses who wish to specialise in the area to be competent in all aspects of ostomy and continence practice.
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 | |||||
| NURS5017 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Nursing Science 1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5014 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Practice 1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| NURS5018 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Nursing Science 2 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5015 | v.1 | Advanced Clinical Practice 2 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| INDH5001 | v.1 | Indigenous and Global Health | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5005 | v.1 | Evidence Informed Clinical Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| MEDS6013 | v.1 | Research and Evaluation in International Health | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5026 | v.1 | Clinical Operational Management | 3.6 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| PUBH6021 | v.1 | Health Research Professional Project Development | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| HEAL6002 | v.1 | Health Research Professional Project | 8.0 | 50.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| HEAL5004 | v.1 | Health Services Management | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| HLPR6000 | v.1 | Concepts in Health Promotion Planning | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| HEAL6004 | v.1 | Sexually Transmissible Infection and HIV- International Perspectives | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| HEAL6005 | v.1 | International Nutrition | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| HEAL6007 | v.1 | Understanding Refugee and Migrant Health | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| MIDW6003 | v.1 | Maternity High Dependency | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5006 | v.1 | Advanced Diagnostics | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5034 | v.1 | Comprehensive Health Assessment | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| NURS5035 | v.1 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| STAT6000 | v.1 | Health Research Methods | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
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