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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences regulations

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery and Graduate Diploma of Nursing


1. Graduate diplomas

1.1 There shall be -

1.1.1 a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery (GradDipMid); and

1.1.2 a Graduate Diploma of Nursing.

1.2 The Graduate Diploma of Nursing may be undertaken in any one of the specialities listed in the Schedule and the title of the diploma in each particular specialty is Graduate Diploma of Nursing followed by the specialty.


2. Interpretations

In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears -

'candidate' means a candidate for a diploma;

'course of study' means the subjects required to be completed by a candidate to qualify for a diploma;
'diploma' means -

(a) the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery; or

(b) the Graduate Diploma of Nursing in one of the specialties listed in the Schedule;

as the case requires;

'faculty' means the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences;

'faculty board' means the faculty board of the faculty;

'head' means head of the School of Nursing of the faculty or the director of the Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing of the faculty, as the case requires;

'information handout' means a nursing handbook of the faculty or such other publication whether in bound, loose leaf or electronic form concerning a course of study as the faculty board determines from time to time.


3. Admission to candidature

3.1 An applicant for admission to candidature must be a Registered Nurse and hold a current practising certificate in division 1 issued by the Nurses Board of Victoria and must -

3.1.1 have qualified at this University or at another tertiary institution approved by the faculty board, for a degree which the faculty board considers a suitable preparation for the proposed course of study; or

3.1.2 have qualifications and experience which, in the opinion of the faculty board, are equivalent to or a satisfactory substitute for the qualifications described in paragraph 3.1.1.

3.2 The board may, on the advice of the head, limit the number of the students admitted to a course of study if the number of applicants for the course is greater than the number for which there are teaching and clinical facilities available.

3.3 In selecting candidates, preference may be given to applicants who possess experience in an area of practice relevant to the proposed course of study.


4. Course of study

4.1 The course of study for a diploma comprises the relevant subjects determined by the faculty board under this section.

4.2 The faculty board, with the consent of the Academic Board may, from time to time determine the subjects comprising the course of study for the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery and for the Graduate Diploma of Nursing in each particular specialty and in relation to those subjects may determine any matter including, but not limited to, requirements concerning -

4.2.1 number, timing, frequency, duration and content;

4.2.2 attendance and participation;

4.2.3 oral and written examinations; and

4.2.4 satisfactory completion.

4.3 Determinations of the faculty board under this section must be published in an information handout.


5. Credit for previous work

5.1 A candidate who, prior to candidature, completed work which the faculty board considers equivalent to completing particular work in the relevant course of study, is deemed to have completed that particular work.

5.2 Credit under this section must not be granted in respect of -

5.2.1 work completed more than seven years before admission to candidature, unless the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines; or

5.2.2 more than one half of the work in the course of study.


6. Time limits

Except where the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines, the course of study must be completed in -

6.1.1 not less than one year of full-time candidature; and

6.1.2 not less than two years or more than four years of part-time candidature.


7. Satisfactory completion

A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study for -

7.1.1 the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery qualifies for that diploma; or

7.1.2 the Graduate Diploma of Nursing in a particular specialty qualifies for the diploma in that specialty.


8. Course requirements

8.1 Subject to this section, a candidate shall comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the course of study determined by the faculty board as in force or published from time to time.

8.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first enrolling for the diploma, been unreasonably adversely affected by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board must permit the candidate to qualify for the diploma under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or published at some time during candidature, provided the faculty board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently required to complete the course of study.

Schedule

  • Adult Clinical - (GradDipNurs(AdClin))

  • Aged Care - (GradDipNurs(AgedCare))

  • Anaesthesia/Post Anaesthesia - (GradDipNurs(An/PosAn))

  • Cardiac - (GradDipNurs(Cardiac))

  • Children - (GradDipNurs(Child))

  • Community Health - (GradDipNurs(CommHealth))

  • Critical Care - (GradDipNurs(CritCare))

  • Emergency - (GradDipNurs(Emerg))

  • Gerontics - (GradDipNurs(Gerontics))

  • Intensive Care - (GradDipNurs(IntCare))

  • Neonatal Care - (GradDipNurs(NeonatalCare))

  • Palliative Care - (GradDipNurs(PalliativeCare))

  • Perioperative - (GradDipNurs(Perioperative))

  • Psychiatric Nursing - (GradDipNurs(PsychNurs))

  • Renal - (GradDipNurs(Renal))

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