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Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
Follow Flinders
Year
2021
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
4 x 3-hour on-line exercises per semester
4 x 2-hour on-line tutorials per semester
Prerequisites
^ = May be enrolled concurrently
2 2 of NURS8720, NURS8721
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)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d) and 2)
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)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d) and 2)
Enrolment not permitted
NURS8607 has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council competencies.
Course context
Must be a registered nurse.
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
This topic aims 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 completion of this topic you will be expected to 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
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