Re-Entry to Practice (RN)

In this program students will be prepared to meet the requirements for Division One registration, allowing re-entry to nursing within the Australian health care context.

The program is designed to be undertaken full-time over 10 weeks consisting of 80 hours of directed theoretical learning (online), 160 hrs of self-directed learning activities (online) and 160 hours of supervised clinical experience (practicum). Areas to be covered include the Australian health care system, clinical reasoning, communication in health care, law and ethics in Australian health care, risk management including infection control, mental health issues, medication management, caring for vulnerable groups and community nursing.

On completion of the Re-Entry to Practice (RN) Program, the student will be able to:

1. Reflect on nursing knowledge and skills and apply them to nursing in the Australian context
2. Apply critical thinking frameworks and problem solving skills to nursing practice
3. Implement the principles of evidence based practice in the provision and evaluation of person centred nursing care
4. Demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills to be active participants in interdisciplinary practice
5. Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility to function as a registered nurse in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board standards and codes of conduct for a Registered Nurse.
6. Justify the relevance of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board standards and codes of conduct for registered nurses