The postgraduate program in child and family health nursing is for registered nurses who are interested in undertaking a beginner-level specialised practice in child, adolescent and family health nursing in the community. It prepares you to work in community child and family health nursing services. This program offers a special focus on the early years but also covers middle childhood and adolescent health. The flexible curriculum accommodates the needs of graduate nurses to work within the primary health care framework for new public health systems.
These courses can be taken fully online with placements undertaken in person at a health service near you, or as work integrated learning within your place of work.
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Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Child and Family Health Nursing)
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
On campus
Online
Availability:
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code:
2GC131 (Commonwealth supported)
2GC531 (Full fee paying)
Annual indicative fees (2022):
$3,985 (Commonwealth supported)
$11,772 (Full fee paying)
Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Child and Family Health)
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
On campus
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code:
2GD089 (Commonwealth supported)
2GD589 (Full fee paying)
Annual indicative fees (2022):
$3,985(Commonwealth supported)
$23,544 (Full fee paying)
Master of Nursing (Child and Family Health)
Duration: 1.5 years
Delivery mode:
On campus
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
This course is not being offered in 2022
SATAC code:
2CM201 (Commonwealth supported)
2CM501 (Full fee paying)
Annual indicative fees (2022):
TBA (Commonwealth supported)
TBA (Full fee paying)
The postgraduate program is not available to international students.
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Graduates are suitable for careers in a wide range of nursing-related fields. Our courses will give registered nurses the opportunity to provide skilful care to individuals, families and communities to prevent illness, promote healthy lifestyles and manage a range of emerging complex health issues. You will be able to take on leadership and specialised care roles in a variety of clinical nursing settings.
A nursing career could encompass: schools, scientific research, home health services, rehabilitation, extended care, drug and alcohol services, family and child health and public environmental health.
While there is no accreditation for specialist child and family health nurses, upon completion you will have met the requirements of the Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses Australia (MCaFHNA) standards for practice
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The Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Child and Family Health Nursing) consists of 18 units of core topics, including theory-based topics and professional experience placement (PEP) topics. It is designed to provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in child and family health, and to apply these in a range of healthcare environments.
The Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Child and Family Health) consists of 36 units, including a 4.5-unit topic that introduces you to research. It is designed to provide you with the opportunity to deepen your clinical and theoretical knowledge base in child and family health at a leadership and advanced communication level within your workplace and practice.
The Master of Nursing (Child and Family Health) will provide you with the opportunity to further develop your advanced, specialised theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in child and family health, and apply them in a range of situations. The course aims to enable you to contribute to the development of nursing and healthcare in your chosen field.
The specialisation has substantial professional experience placements (PEP) and prospective applicants are encouraged to seek advice from the coordinator concerning contact hours. Certain statutory and other requirements must be met before you are permitted to attend placement. View more details.
You must make a self-declaration as to your fitness to practise and advise of any pre-existing illness or disability that may impair your ability to practise. You will also be required to undergo a police check before your placements.
Students on placement have both an increased risk of most vaccine-preventable diseases as well as the potential to transmit infections to susceptible patients. Students who are required to complete placements as part of their course must therefore be immunised in accordance with the relevant state or territory immunisation standards and any additional private provider requirements as needed.
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