Bachelor of Nursing Informatics CU45
Program at a glance
| Duration: |
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time |
| Mode & Location: |
multi-modal, external |
| Courses/Units of Credit: |
48 units of credit |
| Faculty: |
Faculty of Informatics & Communication |
| Entry: |
QTAC (more info). Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree
or hold a current general nurse registration certificate which
indicates their authority to practice as a registered nurse. |
| Accreditation: |
not applicable |
| Residential School: |
not applicable |
| Practicum/Work placement: |
not applicable |
| Exit awards: |
not applicable |
| Interim awards: |
not applicable |
| Contact: |
Program Coordinator - 07 4930 9839 or Program Administrator -
07 4930 9681, or email
ic-program-ug1@cqu.edu.au |
| International students: |
this program is available to international students studying by
distance education in their home country |
| CRICOS program codes: |
not applicable |
Note: CQU is an academic institutional member of the International Medical
Informatics Association (I.M.I.A.)
Program aim
This program has been developed to meet the needs of registered nurses who wish
or need to make better use of available computer, information and telecommunication
technologies to support their area of practice. The use of these technologies
including electronic health records has the potential to improve the efficiency,
safety and quality of care. The program provides registered nurses with a sound
foundation for contemporary nursing practice and possible further study in the
nursing informatics discipline.
The program is available to registered nurses who hold a certificate from a hospital
based program in their own country, a diploma or degree in nursing from a
college or university. All applicants must hold a current general nurse
registration certificate which indicates their authority to practice as a
registered nurse in their own country. International students will be expected
to meet the requirements regarding English standards which enable them to cope
with study of an Australian education program. Registered nurses entering
this program are given 2 years of study exemption in recognition of their
prior learning. Therefore no further credit transfers will be given.
Career options
depending on the specialisation studied, a graduate may obtain employment in
many nursing speciality areas or the health informatics and healthcare software
industry
Program structure
To obtain a Bachelor of Nursing Informatics, a student must complete a total
of 8 courses as follows:
- two compulsory courses;
- four informatics/communication courses;
- two nursing/health or informatics/communication courses taken from the lists
below.
The available selection provides opportunities to apply informatics principles
to any of the following: nursing, evidence based practice, health information
management, statistics, information systems, multimedia, e-health, IT, systems
services, health service management, system design and implementation.
Note: These areas are indicative only. It may be possible to customise
a specialisation study area for individuals or a group of students at the
discretion of the Program Coordinator).
Compulsory courses
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| HLTH12003 |
Foundations of Health Information |
| HLTH11005 |
Nursing Informatics |
Informatics/Communication courses
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| Introductory Informatics |
| COIS11011 |
Foundations of Business Computing |
| COIT11166 |
Systems Analysis and Design |
| COIT12168 |
Analysis and Specification |
| COIS13013 |
Management Support Systems |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| Statistics |
| STAT11048 |
Essential Statistics |
| STAT12032 |
Data Analysis |
| STAT12050 |
Experimental Design |
| STAT12049 |
Total Quality Management & Statistical Process Control |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| Management Support Systems |
| COIT11133 |
Programming A |
| COIS12041 |
Business Programming |
| COIS12031 |
Software Design & Programming |
| COIS13013 |
Management Support Systems |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| Focus on practical communication skills |
| COMM11007 |
Professional Writing |
| COMM12020 |
Communication in the Digital Age |
| COMM12033 |
Speech Communication |
| COMM12030 |
Desktop Publishing |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| Focus on theoretical understanding of
relevant communication practice |
| COMM11005 |
Introduction to Communication & Culture |
| COMM12020 |
Communication in the Digital Age |
| COMM12025 |
Organisational Communication |
| COMM12022 |
Technology, Communication and Culture |
Nursing/Health/Management courses
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| NURS11145 |
Indigenous and Cross Cultural Health Care |
| NURS12144 |
Legal Issues in Health Care |
| NURS12128 |
Drugs in Society |
| HLTH13018 |
Complementary Health Care |
| NURS13102 |
Introduction to Health Research (being offered in 2005 for the last time) |
Sample part-time two year program structure for Registered Nurses with little
or no computing knowledge and experience:
| Course Code |
Course Title |
| Year 1 - Term 1 (T1) |
| COIS11011 |
Foundations of Business Computing |
| HLTH12003 |
Foundations of Health Information Science |
| Year 1 - Term 2 (T2) |
| COIT11166 |
Systems Analysis & Design |
| HLTH11005 |
Nursing Informatics |
| Year 2 - T1 |
| COIT12168 |
Analysis and Specification |
| COIS13013 |
Management Support Systems |
| Year 2 - T2 |
| |
2 electives |
Note: Students must check to see when and where a course is offered before
enrolling. See the course availability section in this handbook for details.