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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

312672 v.1 Coronary Care Nursing Stream (Master of Clinical Nursing)

Introduction

Students studying in this stream will focus on the care and management of the patient whose primary health care needs relate to acute cardiac care. Areas of study include coronary care, invasive cardiology cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure care and cardiac transplantation. Registered nurses in this program will be working in an acute cardiac setting and will study relevant applied clinical sciences and translate this into practical issues in nursing care.

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.1   Inquiry into Quality Patient 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 3.0 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
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
310476 v.1   Health Project 692 20.0 50.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
310475 v.1   Health Project 691 20.0 50.0
  50.0

NB    All units dsplayed are to be taken as core units.