Nursing Avondale University

Overview

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Nursing program from Avondale University, graduates will be able to:

• adapt knowledge and practice skills competently as a nurse in accordance with professional practice standards for nurses as outlined by NMBA (2016) within the diverse Australian health context;
• apply primary health care principles, health promotion and education approaches to health needs of self, individuals and groups from a holistic framework;
• demonstrate sensitivity to individuals and groups from various cultures and belief systems to deliver culturally competent and safe care within an Australian context;
• demonstrate effective communication skills and the capacity for self-management, collaboration, team work and leadership;
• maintain an environment that promotes safe practice, workplace health and safety, security and personal integrity of individuals and groups;
• reflect an intellectual openness and curiosity, utilising creative and reflective thinking and clinical reasoning, to identify solutions to problems and incorporate best practice approaches in nursing practice;
• base practice on a knowledge base derived from nursing and the support disciplines (biological, psycho- social science) as a basis for independent, research informed life-long learning;

• display cognitive, technical and information literacy skills to identify and evaluate new knowledge and practices in nursing and judge the suitability of adaptation to different contexts of practice.

Career opportunities

Our nursing graduates have gained employment in: 

• Medical, surgical or critical care 
• Maternal orpaediatrichealth 
• Mental health 
• Gynaecological/women's health 
• International hospitals and communities 
• Aged care and community health 
• Perioperative/operatingtheatre 
• Health related industries such as medical products and services 
• Education, administration and management.