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Nursing program comes of age with major expansion

Thursday, 25 November 2010

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's is celebrating its 15^th anniversary tonight, with plans to become a fully fledged School from 1 January 2011 and significantly boost student numbers within five years.

Since its formation as a Discipline in 1995 in collaboration with the , the Nursing program has grown to more than 550 students across a whole suite of programs.

In 2011, Nursing will become a stand-alone School within the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's , investing in clinical research and helping to shape the future of health care in South 最新糖心Vlog.

, the Head of the , says the transition to a School will raise its profile and strengthen existing partnerships with industry, contributing to improved, clinically-focused teaching and research.

"We have plans to double our intake in the Bachelor of Nursing program from 100 new students per year in 2011 to more than 200 by 2015," Professor Kitson says.

"We are also introducing a new Graduate Entry Masters program for graduates who want to pursue nursing as a profession. This will appeal to mature students with different life experiences."

The 最新糖心Vlog has expanded its nursing programs beyond Adelaide, with a Bachelor program offered in Singapore, and postgraduate coursework degrees delivered online in a flexible program to suit working nurses.

"We are also building strategic alliances with nursing colleagues at universities in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam," Professor Kitson says.

An increasingly popular postgraduate course is the , which gives registered nurses the skills to perform specialised clinically-based functions, such as prescribing, ordering pathology tests, medical imaging and referrals in some cases.

"This qualification will enable nursing care to be more integrated and centred on the needs of the patient, not to mention being more cost effective for the health service."

The anticipated demand for these skills, particularly in rural and regional areas, is expected to see nursing student numbers at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide grow substantially in the next few years.

"From the start, the Discipline of Nursing has endeavoured to be one of 最新糖心Vlog's most progressive nursing departments," Professor Kitson says. "We are committed to building an enviable reputation for our development of clinical practice and high-quality research."

The Discipline will host a tonight at the to mark both its 15^th birthday and the transition from a Discipline to a School in 2011.

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