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T52 Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Clinical Risk

The Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Clinical Risk requires students to complete 60 credit points (three units) and can be undertaken in both full and part time mode of delivery. Graduates may present these three units as an alternate pathway into the Masters of Clinical Nursing or the Masters of Clinical Governance. The course requires students to undertake a minimum of 20 hours employment per week within an aged, chronic or acute health setting.

 

It is anticipated graduates of this course may find employment opportunities in direct health care, administration, policy development in Community Health, Aged Care, Acute Care, Health Promotion, Health Lifestyle industries, Research and Project Officer roles, both within government and non-government organisations.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
  • Students wishing to enrol in this course are required to have completed a Bachelor's degree in a health related discipline.
  • A minimum of two years post-graduate experience in a clinical setting is required.
  • Registered Nurses whith a hospital based diiploma who are working in a clinical speciality will be considered.
  • Applicants in that category are required to provide a professional portfolio for assessment to determine if they may be admitted to the course.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Clinical Risk requires students to complete 60 credit points over three units whereby students can undertake their studies either in full or part time mode of delivery. There is a clinical requirement for this course which requires students to undertake a minimum of 20 hours employment per week within an aged, chronic or acute health setting.

 
 
CORE UNITS
PSR5103 » Patient Clinical Risk 20 
PSR5101 » Managing Risk in the Clinical Environment 20 
PSR5102 » Evaluation of Risk Management and Practice 20 
 
» Designated Unit - a Unit or Unit of Competency which a Faculty Board has designated as a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by Board of Examiners.
 
 
 
 
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

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013