Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing
The Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing is a tailored course for nurses working in a primary care setting that delivers comprehensive and evidence-based education in sexual and reproductive health, women’s health, youth health and chronic conditions. The course also teaches strategies for health promotion, prevention, risk management and advanced nursing practice. Commonwealth government policy priorities in primary health care include an enhanced role for the practice nurse and this has been recognised in the course subjects. This is a part-time course delivered by flexible education (distance, online and face-to face).
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Objectives
On completion of the Diploma in Primary Care Nursing students should be able to:
- Practice effectively patient centred and preventive clinical care;
- Contribute to effective team work and managed change and risk in the work place;
- Deliver safe and effective nursing care and case management to patients with chronic illness;
- Provide an evidence-base approached to clinical care in a range of clinical areas of their choice that builds on their previous experience.
Course structure
To attain the Diploma in Primary Care Nursing, students must complete 100 credit points, comprising of three (3) core subjects and three (3) elective subjects.
Completion of the postgraduate diploma provides credit toward the Masters in Advanced Nursing Practice (Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Nursing). Selected subjects are available to students enrolled in the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice. Enrolment is dependent on meeting prescribed registration and clinical experience requirements. Enrolment in a single subject is also available via the Community Access Program.
Core subjects
- GENP60004 (Postgraduate Level): Chronic Disease Management (25 points; This is a year long subject.)
This subject has now combined the following two previous subjects: Primary Care of Type 2 Diabetes and Management of Common Chronic Conditions. - GENP70004 (Masters Level): Chronic Disease Management (25 points; This is a year long subject.)
This subject has now combined the following two previous subjects: Primary Care of Type 2 Diabetes and Management of Common Chronic Conditions. - GENP60003 (Postgraduate Level): Quality Systems and Safety (25 points. This is a year long subject.)
This subject has now combined the following two previous subjects: Advanced Nursing Practice in Primary Care and Risk Management in Primary Care. - GENP70003 (Masters Level): Quality Systems and Safety (25 points. This is a year long subject.)
This subject has now combined the following two previous subjects: Advanced Nursing Practice in Primary Care and Risk Management in Primary Care. - GENP60002 (Postgraduate Level): Preventive Health Care (12.5 points, Sem 2)
- GENP70002 (Masters Level): Preventive Health Care (12.5 points, Sem 2)
Elective subjects
- GENP90011: Mental Health in Primary Care (Sem 2) (previous subject name was Communications Skills in General Practice)
- GENP90015: Youth Health in Primary Care (Sem 1)
- GENP90017: Immunisation and Travel Health (Sem 1 & 2)
- GENP90008: Women’s Health Screening (Sem 1 & 2) (previous subject name was Taking Pap Test: Theory and Practice)
- GENP60001 (Postgraduate Level): Significant Issues in Women’s Health (Sem 1)
- GENP70001 (Masters Level): Significant Issues in Women’s Health (Sem 1)
- NURS90045: Pregnancy Care in General Practice (Sem 1)
- POPH90069: Sexual and Reproductive Health (Sem 1)
- POPH90068: Sexually Transmissible Infections (Sem 2)
- NURS70010: Applications of Clinical Pharmacology 1 (Sem 2)
- NURS90009: Evidence for Practice (Sem 1 & 2)
Entry requirements
Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma are selected from:
Australian or overseas qualified nurses who hold a 3 year degree or diploma of nursing or approved equivalent AND have at least one (1) year professional experience in a clinical setting.
All enrolled students are required to have the following:
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Certified copy of current National Division 1 registration
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Certified copies of your academic transcript
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Certified copy of your passport/birth certificate for verifying citizenship
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Certified copy of documentation of name change if applying in a married name (ie marriage certificate/name change documentation)
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Will also require police check when admitted into the subject.
Overseas students are eligible to study all subjects by distance education in their home country, except for GENP90011: Mental Health in Primary Care, GENP90015: Youth Health in Primary Care and GENP90008: Women’s Health Screening.
Application forms
Local applicants (Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents) should apply directly to the University through the online application system.
NOTE: This course is listed as Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing not Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing.
Closing date for applications for Semester 1 2013 is on 30 November 2012..
Fees & Fee-HELP
- Students can calculate their exact fees based on their fee-type and the subject(s) enrolled, at http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/fees.
- Local students may be eligible for fee help through the higher education loan scheme, visit http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/StudyAssist/ for further information.
Contact details
Prospective students should contact:
Ms Weilun Nien
T: +61 3 9035 3821
E: wnien@unimelb.edu.au