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Graduate Certificate in Nursing Science (Retrieval Nursing)
Campus Teaching Hospitals
Degree Type Graduate Certificate
Duration
6 months
full-time
or
part-time
equiv.
SATAC Code 3GC033
2009
ATAR
N/A
- Program Outline
PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING OFFERED.
Advancing Practice. Clinical Impact
This course provides advanced specialist training for nurses to participate in the retrieval of critically ill adult patients. Retrievals may be undertaken by road, rotary or fixed wing aircraft. Students within this program will already be qualified in critical care and practicing in a high acuity intensive care unit. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Science (Retrieval Nursing) provides graduates with a rigorous grounding in principles and practices of retrieval nursing necessary to transport critically ill patients from diverse settings such as rural and remote hospitals, motor vehicle accident sites and international repatriations.
Students will also graduate with a sound knowledge and understanding in the mechanisms of trauma. This course provides advanced specialist training for nurses to participate in the retrieval of critically ill adult patients. Retrievals may be undertaken by road, rotary or fixed wing aircraft. Students within this program will already be qualified in critical care and practicing in a high acuity intensive care unit. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Science (Retrieval Nursing) provides graduates with a rigorous grounding in principles and practices of retrieval nursing necessary to transport critically ill patients from diverse settings such as rural and remote hospitals, motor vehicle accident sites and international repatriations.
Students will also graduate with a sound knowledge and understanding in the mechanisms of trauma. - Program Structure
Principles and Practices of Retrieval Nursing
Units: 6 units
Teaching period: Semester 1
This course will present the principles of retrieval and physical and psycho-social needs of patients. Topics will include anatomy, physiology, psychosocial care, nursing care of retrieval patients and aeronautical medicine. International repatriation and retrieval of patients requiring hyperbaric treatment will also be considered. Students will be required to participate in supervised field experience in a level 3 intensive care unit for 150 hours.
Trauma Nursing
Units: 6 units
Teaching period: Semester 2
This course will examine nursing and medical science in relation to trauma, the principles of trauma nursing and the physical and psycho-social needs of those who experience trauma. Topics will include anatomy, physiology, psychosocial care, nursing care of trauma patients, principles of early management of severe trauma (EMST) and the teaching/learning process in patient education. Students will be required to participate in supervised field experience in a level 3 intensive care unit for 150 hours and participate as an active team member in a minimum of five retrievals. - Related Programs
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I am a:Domestic applicants
SATAC Code 3GC033 Tuition fees Commonwealth-supported place: $2,655 for 6 monthsMid-year entry? No Enquiries University Contact Centre Selection Criteria
Graduate entry only.Applicants must:
1. be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a nurse in Australia or New Zealand, and 2. hold a degree of Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent; or, have at least two years experience as a registered nurse in the field of the specialisation to be undertaken, and 3. satisfactorily complete an appropriate medical examination on Occupational Health and Safety grounds for specialisation in Retrieval Nursing.This academic specialisation is restricted to candidates with an approved qualification and recent experience in intensive care nursing.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants must also complete an "Additional Information Request Form", available at www.health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/students/programs/#applications. This form should be submitted within ten working days after applying to SATAC. Applicants must provide the following additional information with the form: * a Curriculum Vitae * a satistactory medical examination report.How to Apply
SATAC Code: 3GC033International applicants
Not an international applicant?
IELTS Overall 6.5 [more info] Tuition fee International student place: $11,550 for 6 months Mid-year entry? No Enquiries University Contact Centre Selection Criteria
Graduate entry onlyPrerequisites
Registered nurses currently employed full-time or a minimum of 60% in relevant fieldEquivalent Scores
IELTSOverallReadingListeningSpeakingWriting6.56666How to Apply
International applicants applying with Australian year 12 results
Not an international applicant applying with Australian year 12 results?
Tuition fee International student place: $11,550 for 6 months Mid-year entry? No Enquiries University Contact Centre Selection Criteria
Graduate entry only - Study Plans
The study plans
given are examples of pathways through this degree for students that commenced their program in 2010 (refer to the program rules).
Students that commenced in previous years should refer to the tabs above(referring to years) or consult their Faculty for advice.Principles and Practices of Retrieval Nursing
Teaching period: Semester 1
This course will present the principles of retrieval and physical and psycho-social needs of patients. Topics will include anatomy, physiology, psychosocial care, nursing care of retrieval patients and aeronautical medicine. International repatriation and retrieval of patients requiring hyperbaric treatment will also be considered. Students will be required to participate in supervised field experience in a level 3 intensive care unit for 150 hours.
Trauma Nursing
Teaching period: Semester 2
This course will examine nursing and medical science in relation to trauma, the principles of trauma nursing and the physical and psycho-social needs of those who experience trauma. Topics will include anatomy, physiology, psychosocial care, nursing care of trauma patients, principles of early management of severe trauma (EMST) and the teaching/learning process in patient education. Students will be required to participate in supervised field experience in a level 3 intensive care unit for 150 hours and participate as an active team member in a minimum of five retrievals. - Program Rules
Applicants must
- be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a nurse in Australia or New Zealand, and
- hold a degree of Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent; or, have at least two years experience as a registered nurse in the field of the specialisation to be undertaken, and
- satisfactorily complete an appropriate medical examination on Occupational Health and Safety grounds for specialisation in Retrieval Nursing.
This academic specialisation is restricted to candidates with an approved qualification and recent experience in intensive care nursing.
- Further Information
Please contact the Discipline of Nursing for information:
Administrative Officer
Telephone: +61 8 8303 3595
Email: nursing.sec@adelaide.edu.au
Further information available at http://www.health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing - Useful Links
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Last updated: Friday, 23 Apr 2010
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