The Acute Care specialisation is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and is completed as part of the Master of Nursing (Coursework and Specialisation).
The course specialisation articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the two awards.
Completion of the course specialisation will not lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Please note that this course specialisation does not meet the requirements for admission into a Doctor of Philosophy.
This is to be read in conjunction with the course rule for the Master of Nursing (Coursework and Specialisation).
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and must be registered nurses in their country of residence.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Areas of clinical preference include:
The specialisation aims to
In addition to the Learning Outcomes of the Master of Nursing (Coursework and Specialisation), on completion of this course, students in the Acute Care specialisation will be able to:
Students choosing this specialisation undertake 4.5 units of core specialisation topics, 27 units of coursework and 22.5 units of option topics.
To qualify for the Master of Nursing (Coursework and Specialisation) with an Acute Care specialisation, a student must complete 54 units with a grade of Pass or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study set out below.
Upon completion of 18 units a student may choose to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing, subject to meeting the program of study for that award. Upon completion of 36 units a student may choose to exit with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Acute Care), subject to meeting the program of study for that award.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education):
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within eight consecutive semesters may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purpose of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Not all option topics will be available in any given year or semester.
4.5 units comprising:
NURS8740 Foundations for Responding to Clinical Deterioration Across the Lifespan (4.5 units)
plus 27 units comprising:
NURS9123 Epidemiology and Population Studies for Health Care Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9124 Advanced Thinking, Communicating and Problem Solving for Health Professionals (4.5 units)
NURS9126 Leadership in Health Studies (4.5 units)
NURS9219 Introduction to Research (4.5 units)
NURS9222 Advancing Research Knowledge to Inform Healthcare Practice (9 unit)
plus 22.5 units selected from:
NURS8742 Critical Care Nursing Theory (4.5 units)
NURS8746 Managing High Acuity Surgical Care (4.5 units)
NURS8747 Managing High Acuity Medical Care (4.5 units)
NURS8751 Dimensions of Emergency Nursing (4.5 units)
NURS8760 Acute Mental Health Nursing Theory (4.5 units)
NURS8828 Contemporary Issues in Paediatric Nursing (4.5 units)
In consultation with the Course Coordinator, students may select as their option topic(s) other postgraduate topics offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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