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Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care)

Enhance your nursing practice and job opportunities.

Designed specifically for registered nurses, this suite includes study in leadership to enable you to explore opportunities for practice development, and to extend your knowledge in relation to clinical governance, legal and ethical issues.

UniSC program code
SC741
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
1 year full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
on campus (blended)
Fee type 2013
  • Postgraduate coursework places
Total courses
8

Designed specifically for registered nurses, this suite includes study in leadership to enable you to explore opportunities for practice development, and to extend your knowledge in relation to clinical governance, legal and ethical issues.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing (Advanced Practice) provides educational opportunities to advance your knowledge and skills in the area of physical, psych-social and mental health assessment, as well as explore your area of clinical expertise at an advanced level. This is a stand-alone program, but also forms the first four courses in both the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice and the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care).

The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice allows you to develop your capabilities in providing leadership in practice in the future. You can choose electives that enhance your practice and broaden your knowledge as it relates to health and nursing.

The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care) offers you the opportunity to add to your knowledge and skills, with studies in the challenging area of emergency nursing.

These advanced nursing programs are delivered in an internal/blended mode. Courses use a combination of online learning and on-campus intensive workshops. Assessment is tailored to meet your clinical learning needs and provides the opportunity to demonstrate advanced assessment skills.

Admission requirements

Students are required to be Registered Nurses, normally with a Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) in nursing or related discipline. Students will normally be employed in an emergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.

International students will have gained registration as a nurse and a current or temporary license to practice as a registered nurse in Queensland. They will normally be employed in an emergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - Registration

For professional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), graduates are required to demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7 or equivalent. Test results from relevant examinations will generally need to be obtained within two years prior to applying for registration. For current information about AHPRA registration go to http://www.ahpra.gov.au

Program structure

Program structure

Program requirements and notes
  • Students are required to be Registered Nurses, normally with an undergraduate degree in nursing or related discipline. Students will normally be employed in an emergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.
  • International students will have gained registration as a nurse and a current or temporary license to practiceas a registered nurse in Queensland. They will normally be employed in anemergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.
  • Not available to International students on a Student Visa.
  • When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan
Advanced courses (8)

Required courses: (7)
NUR704 Chemistry
NUR705 Foundations of Australian Law B
NUR706 Criminal Law and Procedure B
NUR707 Science Research Methods
NUR721 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
NUR722 Torts A
NUR751 Cell Biology

PLUS select 1 elective course from:
EDU700 Introduction to Mathematics
NUR708 Mathematics Foundations
NUR713 Organic Chemistry
PUB701 Torts B