1. Australia’s Nursing Education

2. Educational Aims:  Learner centred programs which focus on the professional needs of nurses  Programs which prepare nurses to contribute to, and lead improvements in health in a changing health care system

3. Features of Programs Meeting the diverse needs of the profession –Australia offers a broad range of specialties and areas for study

4. Focus on developing clinical competence Core units focusing on leadership and management, and contemporary practice issues Learning strategies which foster lifelong learning, critical analysis, and information literacy Emphasis on evidence based practice Developing professional attributes essential for excellence in nursing practice Features of Australia’s Programs

5. Providing flexible pathways Integration of award and non- award learning, and recognition of prior learning Focus on the professional career needs of nurses Features of Australia’s Postgraduate Programs

6. Flexible modes of delivery Features of Programs

7. Partnerships between the university and the health sector Features of Programs

8. Pathways for Australian Nursing Education

9. Undergraduate Programs Three year university degree program minimum entry for registered nurses

10. Enrolled Nurse (practice nurse) 18 month course at technical college (TAFE)

11. Undergraduate Program : 1 st year: Foundation year, introduction to key areas of nursing and the health system

12. 2 nd year: Builds on knowledge from first year and Introduces advanced nursing

13. 3 rd year: speciality areas are the major focus

14. Clinical Practice Graduates throughout the three years with increased clinical hours introduced every year of the program Clinical teacher support ratio 1:8 1200 hours of clinical practice required for degree courses

15. Postgraduate nursing education

16. Graduate Certificates  Consist of 4 units  Can be completed in 1 year of part-time study Graduate Diploma in Nursing Graduate Diploma in Midwifery  Consists of 8 units  Can be completed in 1 year of full-time study or 2 years of part-time study Master of Nursing/ Consists of 12 units  Can be completed in 1 and a half years of full- time study or 3 years of part-time study Master of Nursing Science (Nurse Practitioner) can be completed in 2 years of full-time or 4 years of part-time study Postgraduate Courses

17. AGED CARE NURSING

18. MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSING

19. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

20. INTENSIVE CARE NURSING

21. WOMEN’S HEALTH

22. CANCER NURSING

23. COMMUNITY PRACTICE

24. MIDWIFERY

25. PAEDIATRIC, CHILD & YOUTH HEALTH NURSING

26. MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

27. Doctor of Health Science (Nursing) program designed for the advanced practitioner small units of study and research over three years

28. Doctor of Philosophy Major thesis Large body of research work Students assigned supervisors Examination: international and local

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