Master of Primary Health Care Nursing
Postgraduate
In Canberra (Australia)
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Postgraduate
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Canberra (Australia)
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COURSE VIDEO Take your career to the next level – Advanced learning for registered nurses 2:55 The Master of Primary Health Care Nursing is tailored specifically for registered nurses working or intending to work in primary health care. It will assist you to develop the specialist knowledge and skills required to practise effectively within complex primary health care settings.
The program focuses on the health needs of individuals, families and communities and providing accessible and equitable health care.
You will explore the foundational principles and practices of primary health care. You will learn about chronic disease prevention and management, including relevant evidence-based decision-making processes and practices, concepts of self-management and coordinated, quality care.
There is an emphasis on determinants of health, community needs assessment, community participation, health promotion models, health education and health literacy and how these inform and underpin primary health care in the community.
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Subjects
- Primary
- IT Management
- Management
- IT
- Mental Health
- Health nursing
Course programme
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Study planThe Master of Primary Health Care Nursing requires a total of 60 credit points ¿ core and elective units of study make up 48 points, and a capstone completes the degree and is a further 12 credit points.
Award units taken at graduate diploma and graduate certificate levels may also count towards a master¿s degree. Any non-award units of study already completed may also be credited towards a master's degree.
Each unit of study has up to four face-to-face study days. A normal part-time load is two units of study per semester. Student learning is further supported by the University¿s eLearning.
- Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care Nursing
- Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care Nursing
Master of Primary Health Care Nursing