Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Rural Critical Care) (GC-NPRCC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/rurcc/
- Email: TL-nursing@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://mdhs-study.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/graduate-certificate-in-nursing-practice-rural-critical-care/overview
- Email: TL-nursing@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Assoc Prof Marie Gerdtz
Intended learning outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Rural Critical Care) provides students with a sound understanding of the scientific knowledge and research based evidence that underpins skill development specific to rural critical care nursing.
Students should develop the ability to;
- Apply theoretical knowledge to understand the practice of providing care to critically ill or injured individuals in rural environments.
- On completion students should have the clinical competencies to practice rural critical care nursing at a beginning competency level as benchmarked against Australian specialty practice competencies.
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
- Academically excellent:
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
- Knowledgeable across disciplines:
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
- Leaders in communities:
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
- Attuned to cultural diversity:
- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
- Active global citizens:
- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Last updated: 18 December 2020