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.
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), or equivalent in nursing or related discipline. Students choosing a clinical speciality focus will need to be employed in an appropriate clinical environment 0.4 EFT.
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 successfully complete all courses as listed below.
- Not available to international students on a Student visa.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan
Advanced courses (4)
1 required course:
NUR704 Leadership in Practice Development
Plus select 3 elective courses from:
NUR703 Infant Care
NUR705 Responding in the Emergency Context *
NUR708 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
NUR709 Professional Internship
NUR713 Independent Study
NUR720 Mental Health Contexts of Care
NUR722 Assessment in Mental Health
NUR751 Advanced Health Assessment
* Required for students continuing to the Master of Advanced Practice Nursing (Emergency Care).