NRS423 Advanced Chronic Care Nursing (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Students will have the opportunity to synthesise the learning they have achieved in other chronic care subjects and apply this to a specific health condition or practice area of their choice. This subject enables students to extend their scope of chronic nursing knowledge and practice by investigating in detail, the specific needs and challenges of their chosen topic, in relation to nursing practice with the outcome being to inform chronic care nursing practice from a clinical, management, research or educational perspective. Students will identify, in collaboration with the subject co-ordinator and clinical mentor, a specific topic to advance their knowledge and skills. The desired result is for the student to be actively involved in a process that positively informs the nursing profession and contributes to the enhancement of nursing care for people with chronic conditions.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS423
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Students enrolled in Postgraduate Certificate in Chronic Care Nursing Practice or Master of Nursing courses. Subject to course coordinator approval, registered nurses with at least 12 months professional experience may enrol as an associate student.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Be able to investigate an area of interest or a contemporary practice issue of concern from a clinical, management, research or educational perspective that has emerged through his/her study and which will inform practice
Be able to further develop their research, critical reflective and analytical skills to explore a specific topic relevant to their role as a chronic care nurse
Be able to develop nursing leadership strategies for the improvement of health care for people with chronic conditions
Be able to demonstrate the ability to submit a scholarly paper addressing the issues surrounding the chosen subject which is of publishable standard.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Module 1: Development of a Self-Directed Learning Contract
This module will assist students to prepare an individual self-directed learning contract which enables them to investigate an area of interest related to chronic care nursing practice.
Module 2: Writing for Publication
This module will assist students to develop to a more advanced level academic writing skills which are of a publishable standard.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.