Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing (GC-PCN)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion students should be able to:

• Apply an evidence based approach to screening, health promotion and an advanced clinical area of their choice
• Consult with patients in primary care using a preventive approach
• Identify the elements of systematic chronic disease management

Graduate attributes

Academically excellent

• express a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
• apply in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
• develop a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem solving and communication
• employ critical and creative thinking, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
• demonstrate learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies

Knowledgeable across disciplines

• recognise the need to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
• review analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
• develop the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
• develop flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment

Leaders in communities

• identify opportunities to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
• develop excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
• prepare to mentor future generations of learners
• prepare to engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs

Attuned to cultural diversity

• value different cultures
• recognise the need to be a well-informed citizen able to contribute to their community wherever they choose to live and work
• develop an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
• respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values

Active global citizens

• identify and pursue opportunities to accept social and civic responsibilities
• is an advocate for improving the sustainability of the environment
• develop a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics

At the completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:

• the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
• development of critical thinking and analytical skills
• an openness to new ideas
• the ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web based media
• development of professional leadership skills