Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

About this course

Studying this Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) program through GradSchool will give you the education and training to become an advanced nursing practitioner. You will gain refined clinical skills and knowledge in comprehensive health assessment and diagnosis.

In this master’s nursing program, you will have the opportunity to tailor your education to your career goals through specialised clinical placement.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the criteria to be eligible for this program:

• Evidence of one year full-time, or equivalent part-time, advanced clinical practice in an area of practice recognised by the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board

AND

• Current relevant employment

AND

• Two clinical mentor nominations. Students are required to have two mentors to assess their competency in the workplace.

Areas of study

In this master’s degree program, you will study the following:

Seven core subjects:

• Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced nursing practice
• Investigative methods for clinical practice
• Contemporary nursing
• Biophysical processes and health assessment
• Contract learning A
• Contract learning B
• Leadership and management in practice

And four subjects from directed courses:

• Disorders and interventions in mental health nursing
• Drug & alcohol issues in mental health nursing practice
• Contemporary mental health nursing
• Mental health nursing of older people
• Psychiatric rehabilitation nursing
• Community mental health nursing
• Issues in aged care
• The experience of ageing
• Symptom management in clinical practice
• Leading change in practice
• Infection control
• Palliative care practice
• Professional development in a practice context
• Specialty nursing
• Alteration in child health
• Assessment: The neonate, child, young person & family
• Families in society
• Pregnancy, birth and the family
• Special care of the newborn
• Neonatal intensive care nursing
• Disorders and interventions in child & adolescent mental health nursing

Practical components

As a part of this nursing program, students must undertake a minimum of 300 hours practical experience.

For students choosing to study Biophysical Processes and Health Assessment, there is also a five-day residential school component.

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Finance options

FEE-HELP is available to eligible applicants.

Student support

Almost all GradSchool postgraduate programs are taught via BlackBoard, an online learning system that allows students and staff to interact in a virtual classroom. Students can also access GradSchool’s range of online learning support resources, including self-paced IT tutorials to improve their computing skills, Information Literacy and Academic Integrity tutorials as well as SOPHOS anti-virus software.

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How will this course advance my career?

This master’s degree program in nursing will give you the skills and training to work successfully in senior clinical nursing roles as well as positions in nursing research and nursing education. Your master’s degree will be a recognised qualification in other states as well as other countries.

How else will I benefit from this master’s degree?

• Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) from the University of Newcastle, as if you had studied on campus.
• You graduate with an internationally-recognised degree from the University of Newcastle.
• Online graduate programs cover the same content as on-campus programs and are subject to the same stringent quality controls.
• Flexible study: studying online or by correspondence means you study on your terms – at a time and place that suits you.
• Government financial support available through FEE-HELP.
• Credit may be granted for previous relevant studies at another institution.
• You will be eligible to apply for professional recognition with the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board.

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