Graduate Certificate in Community and Primary Health Care Nursing
Graduate Certificate in Community and Primary Health Care Nursing
Course overview The Graduate Certificate in Community and Primary Health Care Nursing is designed for nurses working in a variety of community, primary health and general practice settings. The course will enhance the nurse’s knowledge and skills in prevention, early intervention and management of a range of often complex illnesses….
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Community and Primary Health Care Nursing is designed for nurses working in a variety of community, primary health and general practice settings. The course will enhance the nurse’s knowledge and skills in prevention, early intervention and management of a range of often complex illnesses. Continuity of care and the facilitation of self-management is emphasized across the transition from acute to sub-acute and community care. The structure of the course recognises the evolving specialist primary health nursing role in practice nursing, community nursing and chronic disease management.
Career outcomes
A Graduate Certificate in Community and Primary Health Care Nursing is an investment in your future and will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure better outcomes for your patients and progress your career, leading to opportunities in education, management, rural and remote nursing as well as specialist nursing roles.
Learning Outcomes
At successful completion of the course students should be able to:
- critically examine the relationship between social determinants of health, health outcomes and the context of specialist nursing practice
- examine the economic and political factors influencing determinants of health and health outcomes
- evaluate evidence based research to enhance clinical decision making skills and client intervention
- rationalise their professional, ethical and social responsibilities commensurate to the context of nursing practice
- analyse contemporary models of care that meet the specialised needs of the individual to optimise health outcomes
- promote an effective learning environment through the development, dissemination and fostering of specialist knowledge and skills
- evaluate available services and resources that support the management of a client with diverse health care needs.
REQUIREMENTS
Admission to GC courses is based on academic merit and selection. In addition, applicants must satisfy any prerequisites or additional requirements specified for particular courses, including ACN’s general eligibility criteria.
All applicants seeking admission are required to:
hold a Bachelor of Nursing or registered nurse equivalent qualification
hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); or the equivalent registering authority in your country of origin
meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia English language skills registration standard (nursing and midwifery) – please refer to the AHPRA website to download the standard
have a minimum of one year of postgraduate experience; and
be currently employed in the clinical area of specialisation
For some GC units of study, consideration may be given for applicants who are not registered nurses on an individual basis.
The below courses contain a compulsory clinical placement component and do not require applicants to be employed in the clinical area of specialisation:
Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health
Graduate Certificate in Stomal Therapy Nursing
Graduate Certificate in Dermatology Nursing
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) approved to deliver nationally accredited training with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). Areas of study covered at ACN are aged care, acute care, critical care, dermatology & cosmetics, diabetes, immunisation, mental health, leadership & management, and more. These study options prepare students for a rewarding career in the health and community services sector.
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