Course variations

Course summary

This program is equitable with the education offered to registered nurses by Edinburgh Napier University within the United Kingdom and Europe and is accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board. The aim of the programme is to enable registered nurses to work in a variety of dynamic and challenging healthcare settings. Nurses are required to be professional, knowledgeable; self reliant and resourceful in their care approaches. The completion of this programme will enable individuals to develop theory and practice skills that together, reflect the essential components of a professional registered practitioner. It provides registered nurses with the opportunity to: study core concepts of nursing which are concerned with the well being of individual, family and community and which can be applied to any nursing situation; expand theoretical foundations in the physical, biological and behavioral sciences relevant to the present day practice of nursing; critically analyse structural and functional elements of health care systems and using these make constructive contributions in the development of a health team approach to the delivery of health care in hospital and community health agencies; increase skills in problem solving and appreciate the need for continually recognising and solving problems affecting the delivery of health care in hospital and community health agencies; accept responsibility for continuing personal and professional development and for contributing in a leadership capacity to the changes occurring within nursing and the community; extend skills in the location and interpretation of relevant information and application of administrative records, statistics and other forms of management information, including an awareness of the relevance and use of computers and other types of electronic data processing within the health care system; critically evaluate and revise nursing practice. Graduates have enhanced career opportunities in a wide variety of health care organisation settings. The foundation of the program spans professional nursing issues, such as ethics, law, quality improvement, personnel and budget management, performance management, strategic and operational business planning, principles of research methodology, written communications, nursing science, health assessment, nursing theories and self-development accountability.

Program modules

The modules are NUR09113 Evaluating Practice through theories and models; HLT08102 Health Promotion; NMS09101 Innovation and Change; NUR09114 Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Practice; NUR09100 Pharmacology; NMS09100 Principles of Research and Evidence Based Practice; ADN08102 Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care; NUR09115 Health Assessment of Acute Illness and Deterioration.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants are registered with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) as a registered nurse (RN); hold a current practicing certificate issued by SNB; at least 12 months relevant post-registration clinical experience. They have an International English language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum overall band of 6.0 to 6.5 and British Council, GCE ‘O’ level or GCE ‘A’ level pass in English or equivalent.

Qualification

Bachelor Degree

Awarding body

Curtin University