Master of Nursing Science (Nurse Practitioner)
2008 | 2009 | 2010Division of Health Sciences | School of Nursing and Midwifery
| Program Code: IMNP Program Level: Postgraduate SATAC code: 4CM068 Home Campus:
City East Program Length (in EFTSL):
1 |
Program director/s
- Dr Helen Calabretto (IMNP - Nurse Practitioner)
- Ms Terri Gibson (IMNP - Nurse Practitioner)
THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2010.
Police Checks
All students in the Division of Health Sciences who undertake field or clinical placements, or participate in University clinics as part of their program, must have had a police clearance prior to the commencement of any placement or clinic activity.
Aim
The Master of Nursing Science (Nurse Practitioner) prepares nurses to advance and extend their scope of practice. This program develops students' scholarship, clinical and professional expertise and prepares them as nurse practitioners so that they may provide comprehensive primary health care in a variety of practice fields. In addition, students will be challenged to extend their expertise as educators, counsellors, consultants, managers, researchers, advocates, mentors, and autonomous, innovative practitioners.
Entry requirements
All applicants must be registered nurses holding a current practising certificate in their own State or Territory. Applicants wishing to undertake studies in mental health will need to be registered psychiatric nurses holding a current practising certificate.
Applicants to this program will be required to hold a 108 unit undergraduate degree or diploma and a 36-unit graduate diploma or graduate degree in the specialty field they wish to study or the equivalent of 4 years study at a similar level. Applicants will be expected to be specialist nurses who have been practicing in their speciality field for at least five years.
Content/structure
The concepts of nursing, health and illness are studied with a focus on assessment of health status, identifying health and illness risks and needs, formulating appropriate differential diagnosis based on comprehensive assessment data, establishing mutually acceptable health and treatment plans that maximise outcomes for clients, family and/or the community. Core courses also provide opportunity for students to explore the nurse practitioner's role in investigative (invasive and non-invasive) procedures, identifying and prescribing appropriate pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological interventions, legal and ethical issues pertaining to autonomous and multi-disciplinary practice, furthering the scholarship of nursing practice by defining research questions, participating in and conducting research, and critically evaluating their role as advanced practitioners in the delivery of health care, inclusive of monitoring and ensuring the quality of health care provision.
Project courses provide opportunity for students to negotiate in-depth study in their field of practice to become advanced practitioners and further extend their specialist knowledge, scholarship and leadership in nursing practice.
Fee information
Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth SupportedFees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.
Program requirements
| Course name | Area + Cat. No. | Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Half (Study Period 2) | |||
Social, Ethico-Legal and Organisational Frameworks (see Note 1) | WELF 5026 | 4.5 | 0.125 |
| NURS 5033 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| NASC 5002 | 9 | 0.250 | |
| Second Half (Study Period 5) | |||
| HLTH 5122 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| NURS 5069 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| NURS 5070 | 9 | 0.250 |
Rules
- Police Check: All students in the Division of Health Sciences who undertake field or clinical placements, or participate in University clinics as part of their program, must have had a police clearance prior to the commencement of any placement or clinic activity.
Notes
- Social, Ethico-Legal and Organisational Frameworks is a prerequisite (or corequisite with Advanced Health Assessment and Nursing Diagnostics) for all other courses in the Master of Nursing Science (Nurse Practitioner).
- Students must complete Project 1A and Project 2 as the final courses of their program.