Correctional Nursing
A postgraduate program
Fast facts
Course type: | Postgraduate (coursework) |
| Availability (full-time or part-time): | Full-time (N/A for the Graduate Certificate) |
| Location: | On campus (N/A for the Graduate Certificate) |
Courses
| Course name | Units | Duration (full-time equivalent) | GradStart code | CRICOS code |
| Graduate Certificate in Health (Correctional Nursing) | 18 units | 1 year (part-time only) | 2GC049 | External - available for international offshore students only. |
| Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Correctional Nursing Stream) | 36 units | 1 year | 2GD054 | External - available for international offshore students only. |
| Master of Nursing (Correctional Nursing Stream) | 54 units | 1.5 years | 2CM071 | External - available for international offshore students only. |
Overview
The Correctional Nursing stream aims to provide the student with an opportunity to explore the specialist nursing area of correctional nursing. In addition to foundation topics providing the student with an understanding of the correctional system in which health care is delivered, the course adopts a primary health care approach to identifying the health care needs of prison populations across the life span and strategies for improvement and promotion of health related matters of those incarcerated.
Students will explore the historical and contemporary perspectives of prison systems, populations and the development of health delivery structures in a secure environment. Specific population issues include forensic psychiatric nursing, health issues for men and women in secure environments, health care needs of indigenous prisoners, drug use and detoxification, and aging in prison. Skill and practice areas will include interpersonal skills and effective communication in time restricted environments, interviewing, assessment and discharge planning practices and the legal, ethical and professional dimensions of correctional nursing.
The stream will provide nurses working in correctional services and those who wish to, with the opportunity to critically analyse the conflicts of care versus custodial philosophies and to research the potential for change in this area of practice. Flexibility within the topics allows students to focus on a particular focus of their interest or practice in this field.
What will I study?
Refer to the program of study: Entry requirements
Domestic students | International students | ||||
Applicants for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma must:
Applicants for the Master of Nursing must meet the above requirements and have a minimum of two years' post-registration experience. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. | Applicants for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma must:
Applicants for the Master of Nursing must meet the above requirements and have a minimum of two years’ post-registration experience. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. This stream is only available via distance education. International students cannot undertake this stream in any nursing postgraduate course in Australia on a student visa. English language requirements: If English is not your 1st language you must meet English language requirements. | ||||
Applications
Domestic students | International students | ||
| Mid-year entry: | Yes | Mid-year entry: | Yes |
| Apply through: | SATAC - GradStart | Apply through: | International Office |
| Application closing dates: | Check GradStart. | Application closing dates: | Semester 1, 2010: 30 November 2009 Semester 2, 2010: 31 May 2010 |
Annual fees
Note: Domestic student fees are indicative only. Further information: How are these fees calculated?
Contact
Assoc Prof Linda Saunders
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Tel: (08) 8201 3558 Fax: (08) 8276 1602
Email: linda.saunders@flinders.edu.au
OR
Faculty of Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8201 2986 Fax: (08) 8201 3905
Email: health.sciences@flinders.edu.au
General domestic students information
Web: Prospective students
Enquiries: Admissions/Prospective Students Office
Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001
Tel (08) 8201 3074 or 1300 657 671 (local call cost)
Fax (08) 8201 2580
Email: admissions@flinders.edu.au
General international students information
Web: International students
Enquiries: Ask Flinders
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