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Advanced Nursing Practice: Primary Care (NURS90106)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
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This subject focuses on advanced nursing practice in primary care. The principles of professional practice will underpin all topics covered. The subject considers areas such as leadership in a multidisciplinary environment, initiating systems change, implementing evidence based practice and research to improve health outcomes and new models of comprehensive complex team care e.g. nurse-led clinics. Nurses will be assisted to develop a professional portfolio based on competency standards which can be used to satisfy the regulatory authorities continuing professional development requirements or to develop and substantiate advanced nurse practice when working towards Nurse Practitioner Endorsement.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of the subject students should be able to:
- Describe innovation, change management, quality improvement processes, teamwork skills and leadership models relevant to multidisciplinary teams in primary care
- Demonstrate advanced skills in implementing evidence based practice and guidelines for health outcomes
- Demonstrate the reflective skills to mentor, educate and provide leadership in a multidisciplinary team
- Identify and be able to describe areas of primary care which feature advanced practice
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate
- further developed written and verbal communication skills
- enhanced leadership and teamwork skills
- enhanced critical thinking skills
Last updated: 17 June 2023