Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
5 x 8-hour clinical placements per semester
4 x 3-hour on-line exercises per semester
4 x 2-hour on-line tutorials per semester
Prerequisites
1 Admission into GCNGGP-Graduate Certificate in Nursing (General Practice Nursing)
1a Admission into GDPNGGP-Graduate Diploma in Nursing (General Practice and Community)
1b Admission into MNG/CR-Master of Nursing (Coursework and Research)
1c Admission into MNGGP-Master of Nursing (General Practice and Community)
1d Admission into MNGPH-Master of Nursing (Primary Health Care)
2 2 of NURS8720, NURS8721
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d) and 2)
Enrolment not permitted
NURS8607 has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Students will be Registered General Nurses with assumed knowledge based on the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council competencies.
Assessment
Assignments; Placement
Topic description
In this topic students will have the opportunity to develop specialised knowledge and advanced clinical skills for application in Primary Health Care settings including general practice and community nursing.
Educational aims
The aim of this topic is for students to develop specialised knowledge and advanced skills for nursing care of clients in a range of practice and community health care settings.
Expected learning outcomes
On successful completion of this topic students will be able to:

  • Synthesise and apply strategies to support and manage clinical care specific to individual client needs in a range of practice and community nursing settings.

  • Demonstrate specialised knowledge and advanced skills within the general practice and community nursing settings.

  • Apply evidence informed practice when triaging and assessing clients within a general practice or community nursing setting.

  • Demonstrate advanced communication skills with all members of the multidisciplinary health care team.

  • Analyse, evaluate and apply evidence to developing nursing practice protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways within general practice and community nursing environments