Nursing Immersion Program in Fiji

Key information

Destination: Suva, Fiji

Dates:

• 3^rd year program: 1 - 16 June 2024
• 2^nd year program: 7 - 22 September 2024

Program cost: $3,600 + airfares (inclusions & exclusions below)

Funding:

• 32 x $2,500 - $3,000 New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants available for eligible undergraduate students
• $9,504 OS-HELP Loans available for eligible students

Program eligibility: Undergraduate Nursing students

Application deadline: 9 February 2024

Overview

The Nursing Immersion Program is a comprehensive 14-day itinerary designed for nursing students or professionals seeking an immersive experience in healthcare, community engagement, and cultural understanding within Fiji.

This program is crafted to offer a unique blend of academic insights, hands-on clinical experiences, and cultural immersion specific to the nursing discipline. The program offers a holistic and immersive experience specifically designed to enrich the nursing education and practice through a combination of academic insights, clinical exposure, and cultural immersion.

Participants can anticipate a deeper appreciation of culturally sensitive nursing care, enhanced clinical skills through exposure to varied healthcare environments, and an understanding of community health challenges and initiatives in Fiji. This program aims to cultivate well-rounded, culturally competent nursing professionals equipped to navigate diverse healthcare landscapes.

This program constitutes up to 80 hours of placement experience.

Highlights / tentative itinerary

• Sessions with the Fiji National University
• Colonial War Memorial Hospital
• 2 Night / 3 Day Village Immersion
  • Health Promotion Workshop & Outreach
  • Community Screening Program
  • Cultural Activities
  • Homestays
• Stakeholder / Site Visits
  • HOPE Clinic, Suva
  • Oceania Pacific Hospital, Suva
  • Makoi Birthing Unit
  • District Hospital - Community Province
• Leleuvia Island Day Visit
• Activities
  • Colo-i-Suva Rainforest Park & National Heritage Site
  • Fiji Museum & Thurston Gardens
     

Academic information

Which unit/s can this program be taken for as credit?

N/A

Can this unit be taken as an elective by students in any Swinburne degree? 

No.

Eligibility

To qualify for the program in June, you must:

• be enrolled into an Undergraduate Nursing degree (3rd year students only)
• have successfully completed all second-year units (enrolment in NUR30006 is required).
   

To qualify for the program in September, you must:

• be enrolled into an Undergraduate Nursing degree (2nd year students only)
• have successfully completed all first-year units (enrolment in NUR20006 is required).