COURSE INFORMATION
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be currently registered nurses and show evidence of recent practice with minimum two (2) years clinical experience.
International applicants are required to have an academic IELTS overall score of 7 with a minimum of 6.5 for listening & reading and 7 for speaking & writing.
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Joondalup, and Bunbury Campuses. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
External and Internal. Units are available in mixed mode. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE |
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CORE UNITS |
NNI3204 |
Professional Issues in Nursing |
15 | NNI2202 |
Ethics and Law in Nursing |
15 | NST3209 |
Evidence Based Practice in Health Care |
15 | NNT1106 |
Foundations of Nursing: Social, Indigenous and Cultural Perspectives |
15 | or |
NST3210 |
Contemporary Nursing in Indigenous and Population Health |
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RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES |
NSP1204 |
Health Assessment in Nursing |
15 | NSP1103 |
Communication in Nursing |
15 | NST2106 |
Mental Health Problems and Disorders |
15 | NNI1102 |
Health and Health Challenges for Older Adults |
15 | NNT3202 |
Theory Relating to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care |
15 | or |
NSP2505 |
Nursing Practice International Conversion ** |
15 | OTHER ELECTIVES: |
SCH1143 |
Systems Physiology |
15 | SCH3236 |
Pharmacology |
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International students are required to undertake four of the recommended electives.
** This unit (Nursing Practice International Conversion) is for international onshore students who seek eligibility to register with the Nurses Board of Western Australia. Students will enrol in this unit as their final unit.
International onshore students seeking eligibility to register with the Nurses Board of WA must also meet the following requirements before enrolling in the NSP2505 unit:
1. Completed the School of Nursing, Midwifery&Postgraduate Medicine risk management protocol including: immunisation status as per Department of Health schedule www.health.wa.gov.au/circulars/pdfs/11859.pdf and MRSA screening.
2. Completed Manual Handling certification.
3. Completed a current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation certification.
4. Have a current Police Clearance.
5. Working with Children Check www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au
6. Achieved 100% pass in medication calculations using the prescribed CD ROM purchased from the ECU bookshop. |
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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2008 VET: 3/31/2008