The Master of Nurse Practitioner is a 54-unit course offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences in conjunction with participating hospitals and health agencies.
In accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards and Criteria for the accreditation of nursing and midwifery courses leading to registration, enrolment, and authorisation in Australia - with evidence guide, applicants must:
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
This course aims to meet the needs of extended practice nurses working in a range of health care settings, by developing skills and knowledge that prepare them for their advanced practice role, within their scope of practice and the context of that practice.
Graduates of this course are expected to be able to:
Nurse practitioners will integrate their learning with the Nursing and Midwifery Board's requirements for endorsed nurse practitioners by meeting the required national competency standards for practice.
To qualify for the Master of Nurse Practitioner, a student must complete 54 units with a grade of Pass or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education):
Not all topics are necessarily available in any given year.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within three consecutive years, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University’s Policy on Student Progress.
54 units comprising:
MMED9110 Principles of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (4.5 units)
MMED9111 Pharmacology for Advanced Professional Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9017 Extended Nursing Practice (PEP) (9 units)
NURS9027 Diagnostics for Nurse Practitioners (9 units)
NURS9028 Transition to Nurse Practitioner (9 units)
NURS9123 Epidemiology and Population Studies for Health Care Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9219 Introduction to Research (4.5 units)
NURS9222 Capstone: Advancing Research Knowledge to Inform Professional Practice (9 units)
Upon completion of the course, graduates are eligible to apply to nursing regulatory authority to practise as a nurse practitioner.
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