Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

Doctoral candidates will normally complete no less than two years
and no more than four years of full-time equivalent study by the
time their thesis is submitted for examination.
EMP7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
SCHOOL OF NURSING, MIDWIFERY
AND POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DEMENTIA
STUDIES
Course Code V92
INTRODUCTION
The Graduate Certificate in Dementia Studies is a course that is
ideally suited to health care professionals working with people
who have dementia. The course is relevant to acute care, long
term residential aged care, and community care settings.
The course has a multidisciplinary focus. The varied backgrounds
of students to whom the course is relevant reflect the growing
need for high quality care for people with dementia across the
health care sector.
The course is aimed at facilitating students' learning in areas
relevant to the management of dementia. The key areas addressed
are the knowledge and critical approaches required to underpin
students' practice as leaders in the area of dementia care.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students who are health care professionals with some previous
experience or education in the area of working with people with
dementia are eligible for admission. Although a relevant Bachelor
degree is generally required, Registered Nurses with a hospitalbased
diploma will be eligible for enrolment at the discretion of
the course coordinator, after assessment of relevant prior
education and/or experience.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Churchlands Campus.
It is expected that the School of Nursing, Midwifery and
Postgraduate Medicine will be located at the Joondalup campus
from semester 2, 2007.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery -
Campus-Based, Online, and Print-Based.
For external students, ACD5101 and ACD5102 will be online
units from 2006. NST5148 may be print based or online. External
students require access to a computer and modem capable of
accessing online resources. All units have an internal option if
there is sufficient demand for this mode.
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are three units in this course. Students who are progressing
at the rate of one unit per semester are advised to take them in the
order in which they are displayed. However, a student may choose
to enrol in two or three units during the same semester, subject to
the agreement of the course coordinator. Additionally, students
may take single units in a different order to that recommended,
subject to the approval of the course coordinator.
ACD5101 Advanced Concepts in Dementia Care 20
ACD5102 Practical Aspects of Dementia Care 20
NST5148 Independent Study 20
Advanced Concepts in Dementia Care ACD 5101 will cover the
theoretical underpinnings of care for people with dementia and
support for their family carers. As well as exploring the
pathophysiology of the various types of dementia, the associated
trajectories, and the worldwide impact of increases in the numbers
of people with dementia, students will critically examine the
evidence basis for practice in this area, and relevant legal and
ethical issues. Practical Aspects of Dementia Care ACD 5102 will
require the students to attend approximately six settings to
observe health care practice throughout the trajectory of dementia
in order to consider the translation of theory into evidence based
practice. In NST5148, Independent Study, students will write and
carry out their own learning contract in a chosen relevant area.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN FORENSIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Course Code U39
Course Code V28
INTRODUCTION
The Graduate Certificate in Forensic Mental Health Nursing
course will expand the mental health nurse’s knowledge base and
enable informed and competent practice in settings that have
mentally disordered offenders. The course equips students with
the necessary assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation
skills required for nursing mentally disordered offenders in the
forensic and community setting. The course also enables students
to explore their attitudes to mentally disordered offenders to
encourage a positive approach to this group of clients.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to have current registration as a mental
health or comprehensive nurse, or a relevant qualification.
Students are expected to have current employment in a forensic
mental health or custodial setting that meets the approval of the
course coordinator and provide evidence of such employment as a
part of the application process.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Churchlands Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery -
Online, and Print-Based.
To be converted from print-based to online during 2006.
COURSE STRUCTURE
This is an external fee paying course with a clinical practice
component. Students require access to a computer and modem for
use of online resources.
60 credit points (three units).
NFS5101 Forensic Mental Health Nursing 20
NFS5102 Assessment of Mentally Disordered Offenders 20
NFS5103 Forensic Nursing Intervention and Skills 20
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