Division of Health Sciences
School of Nursing and Midwifery
School of Nursing and Midwifery
This course is offered collaboratively with the Immunisation Section of the South Australian Department of Health. It has been developed with the intent of applying professional knowledge and skills to client specific health situations where they seek immunisation services. Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded a Professional Certificate and may be eligible for credit in other tertiary programs.
Course weighting: equivalent to 9.0 units of study
Course duration: completed over 16 weeks of study.
Course workload: equivalent to 315hrs of work
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Evidence of current registration with relevant Nurse’s Registration Authority in own county or place of residence.
Working in an area of clinical practice where the
role requires you to provide Immunisation
Aim
This course aims to provide registered nurses with the knowledge, skills and experiences to competently deliver a quality immunisation service to the community.
Outcomes
On completion of this program, participants will be able to:
critically analyse the role of immunisation as a major public health strategy
apply problem solving strategies to the effective and safe management of adverse reactions to immunisation
debate issues pertaining to immunisation and support arguments with evidence
critically examine current immunisation practices and, where appropriate, actively initiate and support changes to these practices
provide an effective, safe immunisation practice that reflects sensitively to concerns for age, social, cultural and ethnic status
practice as a safe competent provider of immunisation service in a variety of settings
practice immunisation within professional, legal and ethical parameters
Content
Section 1: The theoretical context of immunisation
immunisation: an overview
immunisation: a public health perspective
the immune system and vaccines
immunisation: myths and realities
primary health care and immunisation
Section 2: The clinical context of immunisation
immunisation and the law
vaccine safety
vaccines and vaccine schedules
transporting, handling and storing vaccines
vaccination procedures
This course is delivered online and students have access to digitalised readings, online discussion forums, PowerPoint lectures, audio interviews, and video streaming of immunisation procedures. It is expected that students will have a basic knowledge of computing.
Assessment consists of two theoretical assignments which are graded and a clinical competency non-graded assessment.
Recommended Text Book
The most recent edition of The Australian Immunisation Handbook. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
Course fees:
Australian students - $1,155 AUD inc GST
International students - $1,400 AUD inc GST
Course commencement dates:
(Subject to sufficient student enrolments)
Study Period 2 (Semester 1) – March 2nd 2009
Study Period 5 (Semester 2) – July 27th 2009
Applications Close
Study Period 2 – end January
Study Period 5 – end June
Course census dates:
Study Period 2 (Semester 1) – March 31st 2009
Study Period 5 (Semester 2) - August 31st 2009
Course completion dates:
Study Period 2 (Semester 1) –July 3rd 2009
Study Period 5 (Semester 2) - November 28th 2009
The Administrative Assistant: Professional Certificates
School of Nursing and Midwifery – University of South Australia
City East Campus,
North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5001
Telephone: +61 8 8302 1802
Fax: +61 8 8302 1806
Email: NursingProfDev.enquiries@unisa.edu.au
Please Note - Students must also agree to the conditions of the
Withdrawal
Policy.
If you would like to withdraw from this course, please fill out the
Withdrawal Form
and send it back to the address above.
For more information about program content and structure please contact:
Morgan Smith
School of Nursing and Midwifery
University of South Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8302 1515
E-mail: morgan.smith@unisa.edu.au
Dr Colleen Smith
School of Nursing and Midwifery
University of South Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8302 2038
E-mail: colleen.smith@unisa.edu.au
