International student program
The Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Nursing) is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The program is only available to nurses registered in countries other than Australia.
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and must be registered nurses in a country other than Australia.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The course will not lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
The Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Nursing) aims to:
On completion of this course students will be able to:
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Nursing) a student must complete 18 units as specified below with a grade of Pass or NGP or better in each topic.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within four consecutive semesters may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education):
4.5 units comprising:
NURS8720 Primary Health Care Constructs and Contexts (4.5 units)
13.5 units selected from:
NURS8821 Health Management for Infants, Children and Young People (4.5 units)
NURS8824 Introduction to Working with Infants, Children and Families (4.5 units)
NURS8730 Diabetes Management (4.5 units)
NURS8721 Community and Primary Health Care Nursing (4.5 units)
MHSC8112 Implementing Change in Healthcare Systems Supporting Chronic Condition Management (4.5 units)
MHSC8114 The Persons’ Experiences of Self-Management (4.5 units)
NURS9708 Social Context of Health and Ageing (4.5 units)
NURS9710 The Three Ds - Dementia, Delirium and Depression (4.5 units)
PALL8436 Palliative Care in Aged care Setting (4.5 units)
Not all topics will be available in any given year or semester.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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