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Advanced Nursing Practice: Primary Care (NURS90106)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 17 June 2023
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Resource portfolio
| Mid semester | 50% |
Written assignment
| End of semester | 50% |
Reflective Journal
| End of semester | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must achieve a cumulative mark of at least 50% and a pass in the hurdle requirement in order to pass the subject | N/A |
Last updated: 17 June 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Tracy Murphy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours No contact hours - subject is delivered online Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Tracy Murphy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours No contact hours - subject is delivered online Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170
Last updated: 17 June 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Nursing and Midwifery Portfolios, 3rd edition. Kate Andre and Marie Heartfield, Churchill Livingstone Australia
ISBN: 9780729542029
Please check for updated version prior to purchase.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing Course Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Additional entry requirements apply. Please refer to the Further Information section.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 17 June 2023