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Graduate Certificate in Nursing Science (Infection Control Nursing) GCNS Infec
2009

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Location: Teaching Hospitals
Duration: 6 months (full-time or part-time? equivalent)
Degree/Award: Graduate Certificate

Program Outline

Advancing Practice. Clinical Impact

The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Science (Infection Control) aims to provide graduates with the opportunity to develop advanced specialist knowledge relating to the practice of infection control. Students undertaking this program of study are provided with a rigorous grounding in the essential knowledge to allow them to function within this clinical environment at an advanced level.

Program Structure

Infection Control Nursing
Units: 6 units
Teaching Period: Semester 1
This course will examine nursing and medical science in relation to the control of infection. Topics include decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices, the clinical management of the patient with an infectious disease or infection, the teaching/learning process in staff education and other contemporary issues within infection control.

Microbiology & Epidemiology
Units: 6 units
Teaching Period: Semester 2
This course builds on the student's knowledge of basic microbiology and will consider the epidemiology of common infectious diseases seen within the Australian population. The role of the infection control course will be considered in relation to epidemiological research, education and disease surveillance. Microbiology topics included the diagnosis, transmission and surveillance of infectious diseases.

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Admission Information

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Domestic applicants

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SATAC Code 3GC032
Tuition fees ?
Australian Full-fee place: $2,940 for 6 months
Mid-year entry? Yes
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Selection Criteria ?

Graduate entry only.
You must be registered (or be eligible for registration) as a nurse in Australia/New Zealand and have completed a Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent). Those without a Bachelor of Nursing must have at least 2 years experience as a registered nurse in the field of specialisation to be undertaken.
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.

How to Apply ?

SATAC Code: 3GC032

International applicants

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IELTS Total 6.5 [more info]
Tuition fee ? International student place: $11,000 for 6 months
Mid-year entry? No
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Selection Criteria ?

Graduate entry only
Prerequisites ?
Registered nurses currently employed full-time or a minimum of 60% in relevant field
Equivalent Scores
IELTS
Total
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
6.5
6
6
6
6

How to Apply ?

International applicants applying with Australian year 12 results

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Tuition fee ? International student place: $11,000 for 6 months
Mid-year entry? No
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Selection Criteria ?

Graduate entry only
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Study Plans

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Infection Control Nursing
Teaching Period: Semester 1
This course will examine nursing and medical science in relation to the control of infection. Topics include decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices, the clinical management of the patient with an infectious disease or infection, the teaching/learning process in staff education and other contemporary issues within infection control.

Microbiology & Epidemiology
Teaching Period: Semester 2
This course builds on the student’s knowledge of basic microbiology and will consider the epidemiology of common infectious diseases seen within the Australian population. The role of the infection control course will be considered in relation to epidemiological research, education and disease surveillance. Microbiology topics included the diagnosis, transmission and surveillance of infectious diseases.

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Program Rules

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.

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Last updated: Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009

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