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Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science (Intensive Care Nursing)
GDNSInCare
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| Location: | Teaching Hospitals |
| Duration: | 1 year
(full-time or
part-time equivalent)
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| Degree/Award: | Graduate Diploma |
This program aims to equip registered nurses with the theoretical and practical skills required for nursing in a modern intensive care unit. Nurses completing this program will have a wide range of skills and knowledge to manage critically ill patients admitted with respiratory, cardiac and neurological conditions amongst many others. This program has a significant focus on practical skills acquisition while encouraging problem solving approaches to clinical situations. The Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science (Intensive Care Nursing) provides graduates with a rigorous grounding in theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, necessary to be able to care for the critically ill within intensive care and high dependency units. Students will also graduate with a sound knowledge and understanding in invasive and non invasive ventilator management, respiratory failure, arterial blood gas interpretation, chest x-ray interpretation, ECG and rhythm interpretation, arrhythmia management, advanced life support, haemodynamic monitoring and pulmonary artery, catheter management, psychosocial care, electrical safety, intra-aortic balloon care, major burns care, renal failure and dialysis, theories management, of neurological injury and monitoring devices, multiple trauma, envenomation and grief and bereavement. This list is not exhaustive and prospective students are welcome to contact the Program Coordinator for further details.
Successful completion of Semester 1 specialty courses is a prerequisite for continuing in the Semester 2 specialty courses.
SPECIALITY CORE COURSES
Intensive Care Nursing I
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 1
Contact hours: 2 hours per week as required for workshops for 12 weeks plus 300 hours of clinical practice
This course largely consists of field based learning within the area of Intensive Care Nursing, supported by workshops. It focuses on advanced clinical skill acquisition, based on theoretical frameworks of care through field based learning within the area of Intensive Care nursing.
Intensive Care Nursing II
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 2
Contact hours: 2 hours per week as required for workshops for 12 weeks plus 300 hours of clinical practice
This course builds on the student's previous learning in Intensive Care Nursing I. Similarly it focuses on advanced clinical skill acquisition.
Nursing & Medical Science in Intensive Care Nursing I
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 1
Contact hours: 3 hours per week (12 weeks)
This course builds on the clinical and core courses in the specialty of Intensive Care Nursing. The focus is on physiology, biochemistry, therapeutics and nursing science.
Nursing & Medical Science in Intensive Care Nursing II
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 2
Contact hours: 3 hours per week (12 weeks)
This course builds on Nursing and Medical Science in Intensive Care Nursing I and the other specialty Intensive Care courses. The focus is on pathophysiology, physiology, biochemistry, therapeutics and advanced nursing science.
CORE COURSES
Developing Advanced Practice in Health Systems I
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 1 or Semester 2
This course examines contemporary issues related to advanced nursing
practice and considers the supports and constraints within which nurses
practice. Topics include ethics of care, leadership, advocacy, evidence
based practice, health service management, professional standards,
health informatics and multicultural health care.
Developing Advanced Practice in Health Systems II
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 1 or Semester 2
This course examines the evaluation of clinical practice through
clinical audit. Students progress through a series of readings and
activities that introduce clinical audit and then progressively work
through the processes involved in the development, conduct and reporting
of an audit of clinical practice.
Focused Reading in Clinical Nursing (for students granted advanced standing)
Units: 4 units
Teaching period: Semester 1 or Semester 2
This course examines contemporary clinical nursing practice through a
critical review of the literature with a focus on acute care nursing
practice. Students are required to follow a protocol to ensure
scientific rigour and minimise potential bias.
Choose your applicant type to view the relevant admissions information for this program.
I am a:
| SATAC Code | 3GD038 |
| Annual tuition fees
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Australian Full-fee place: $5,880
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| Mid-year entry? | Yes |
| Enquiries | Student Centre |
Not an international applicant?
| IELTS Total | 6.5 [more info] |
| Annual tuition fees
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International student place: $22,000 |
| Mid-year entry? | No |
| Enquiries | Student Centre |
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IELTS
Total
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
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6.5
6
6
6
6
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Not an international applicant applying with Australian year 12 results?
| Annual tuition fees
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International student place: $22,000 |
| Mid-year entry? | No |
| Enquiries | Student Centre |
The study plans
given are examples of pathways through this degree. For a complete description,
see the program rules.
SPECIALITY CORE COURSES
Intensive Care Nursing I
Teaching period: Semester 1
Contact hours: 2 hours per week as required for workshops for 12 weeks plus 300 hours of clinical practice. This course largely consists of field based learning within the area of Intensive Care Nursing, supported by workshops. It focuses on advanced clinical skill acquisition, based on theoretical frameworks of care through field based learning within the area of Intensive Care nursing.
Intensive Care Nursing II
Teaching period: Semester 2
Contact hours: 2 hours per week as required for workshops for 12 weeks plus 300 hours of clinical practice. This course builds on the student’s previous learning in Intensive Care Nursing I. Similarly it focuses on advanced clinical skill acquisition.
Nursing & Medical Science in Intensive Care Nursing I
Teaching period: Semester 1
Contact hours: 3 hours per week (12 weeks)
This course builds on the clinical and core courses in the specialty of Intensive Care Nursing. The focus is on physiology, biochemistry, therapeutics and nursing science.
Nursing & Medical Science in Intensive Care Nursing II
Teaching period: Semester 2
Contact hours: 3 hours per week (12 weeks)
This course builds on Nursing and Medical Science in Intensive Care Nursing I and the other specialty Intensive Care courses. The focus is on pathophysiology, physiology, biochemistry, therapeutics and advanced nursing science.
CORE COURSES
Developing Advanced Practice in Health Systems I
Teaching period: Semester 1 or Semester 2
This course examines contemporary issues related to advanced nursing practice and considers the supports and constraints within which nurses practice. Topics include ethics of care, leadership, advocacy, evidence based practice, health service management, professional standards, health informatics and multicultural health care.
Developing Advanced Practice in Health Systems II
Teaching period: Semester 1 or Semester 2
This course examines the evaluation of clinical practice through clinical audit. Students progress through a series of readings and activities that introduce clinical audit and then progressively work through the processes involved in the development, conduct and reporting of an audit of clinical practice.
Focused Reading in Clinical Nursing (for students granted advanced standing)
Teaching period: Semester 1 or Semester 2
This course examines contemporary clinical nursing practice through a critical review of the literature with a focus on acute care nursing practice. Students are required to follow a protocol to ensure scientific rigour and minimise potential bias.
Applicants must
This academic plan is offered to registered nurses currently employed full-time or for a minimum of 0.6 in the specialty setting.
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Last updated: Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009
