312159 v.1 Child and Adolescent Health Nursing Stream (Master of Nursing)

Introduction

Effective and specific education for community health nurses is imperative to prepare competent practitioners capable of fulfilling the diverse practice role required of them. Community health nursing is modeled on a primary health care framework with the aim of promoting health, preventing disease, implementing early intervention strategies, managing individual cases and working in collaborative partnership with clients. Embodied in the primary health care approach are the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention that are provided by community health nurses. Due to the autonomous nature of their work, nurses practicing in the community must have professional skills and specialist preparation in community health nursing. The practice domain for community health nurses includes individuals, families, groups and whole communities. Australia's diverse multicultural society necessitates that community health nurses are able to undertake relevant research and provide relevant evidence based socio-cultural health support to the profession and members of the community throughout their lifespan.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
306931	v.1	Advanced Nursing Practice - Primary Health Care 561	6.0	25.0
307498	v.2	Child and Adolescent Nursing Specialisation 562	8.0	50.0
307499	v.2	Child and Adolescent Nursing Practice 562	36.0	25.0
		OR
4712	v.3	Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582	4.0	25.0
		OR
301950	v.3	Research and Evaluation in International Health 600	8.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
301950	v.3	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
		OR
13152	v.3	Health Research Methods 681	4.0	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
		SELECT 1 OPTION		25.0
				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
13162	v.2	Public Health Nutrition 681	3.0	25.0
13183	v.3	Nutrition Promotion 682	4.0	25.0
301413	v.3 #	Health Contract 590	8.0	50.0
301948	v.3	International Health and Primary Health Care 600	8.0	25.0
301952	v.3	Maternal and Child Health in Developing Countries 600	8.0	25.0
307484	v.1	Diagnostics 561	4.0	25.0
308427	v.1	Refugee and Migrant Health 600	8.0	25.0
311202	v.1	Groups Counselling 500	3.0	25.0
311225	v.1	Clinical Leadership 561	3.0	25.0
311572	v.1	Living with Diabetes 512	4.0	25.0
311574	v.1	Chronic Condition Self-Management 513	4.0	25.0
311575	v.1	Chronic Illness 521	4.0	25.0

#		Students who select Health Contract 590 must also select two optional units to complete the course.
*		Students will either complete Health Project 691 and Health Project 692 or select Health Contract 590 and two optional units