In 2008 a CDU nursing graduate will be;

• A competent, caring, compassionate, reflective, health professional who is a problem solver, critical thinker and who can make informed decisions in the organisation and management of health care to all members of the Australian population and her neighbours

• a knowledgeable worker who can communicate respectfully across different cultures and within the health profession and who can access and retrieve information and use technology to inform their practice within a legal and ethical framework, and as part of a multidisciplinary team

In 2008 the CDU program aims to produce graduates who display the following attributes;

 Ist Year Learning Outcomes:

1. Communicates in a manner that reflects respect, courtesy and acceptance of diversity
2. Demonstrates written and verbal communication skills that are clear, concise and accurate
3. Demonstrates the ability to locate, interpret and respond appropriately to written and verbal communication
4. Demonstrates the ability to communicate contingent upon the context appropriately
5. Demonstrates an understanding of the professional roles and responsibilities of nurses and other health professionals
6. Demonstrates an awareness of the legal and ethical and professional code of conduct required of the nursing profession.
7. Demonstrates competence in foundation clinical nursing skills
8. Displays an understanding of the profession roles and responsibility required for clinical practice
9. Recognises the abilities and limitations of current scope of practice

2nd Year Learning Outcomes:

1. Understands the professional role and legal responsibilities of the nurses in the variety of professional contexts
2. Uses Nursing knowledge, develop and plan nursing care in a variety of clinical situations
3. Contrasts different models of clinical practice in a variety of professional settings
4. Applies the knowledge of normal physiology to identify the pathophysiological change of the client group
5. Integrates nursing and health care knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide safe and effective nursing care
6. Creates a therapeutic environment through the applications of professional communication and interpersonal skills
7. Demonstrate awareness of your own, moral cultural and spiritual beliefs and its effects in the caring environment on individuals families and communities.

3rd Year Learning Outcomes

1. Extends foundational nursing knowledge to implement decision-making and clinical reasoning relevant to specific populations
2. Synthesizes knowledge and skills relating to professional, legal and ethical responsibilities that apply to the conduct of the degree prepared Nurse as a beginning practitioner.
3. Integrates learning to demonstrate the capacity to assess, plan and implement and evaluate holistic nursing care in an evidence-based framework that ensures competent practice in a variety of settings.
4. Collaborates within nursing and across the healthcare team to demonstrate the ability to foster and maintain therapeutic relationships in a variety of practice settings
5. Demonstrates maturation of knowledge and skills in respecting individuals and groups and the ability to locate, interpret and respond appropriately using written, verbal and nonverbal communication techniques in geographically and culturally diverse practice settings

Contact: Nursing
Administrative Assistant
Phone:8946 6089