Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
Information valid for students commencing in 2013.
Administration and Availability Information
Course Code | 75904 |
Version | 6 |
Faculty | Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites |
Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF level 9) Guidelines for Master degrees and meet the ANMAC Accreditation Standards and Criteria of the degree. |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Applicants must submit the following additional registration forms with application:
For more information, refer to Additional Information for Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) Applicants |
Post admission requirements | Hepatitis B immunization: Students must provide evidence of being immune to hepatitis B. A blood-borne viral disease may result in a student’s inability to obtain a placement in a Queensland Health facility and consequently may result in their inability to complete the requirements of the course as accredited by the relevant professional accrediting body. If a student has not complied with the above requirement before the start of their first placement, their enrolment will be terminated immediately. For more information, refer to: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 36 credit points |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Candidates are required to undertake a portion of the course via a block and/or limited attendance mode delivery. Candidates not resident in the Townsville region are required to arrange accommodation at their own expense. |
Course Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Master degree Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF level 9). Upon successful completion of the Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner), graduates will be able to: demonstrate advanced and integrated understanding of the range of extended practice competencies, behaviours, ethical frameworks and professional responsibilities of Nurse Practitioners in a way that integrates them into a nursing model of practice as is appropriate in a rural, remote, indigenous and tropical context synthesise and interpret complex and varied individual and population health presentations and data, and apply a contemporary and advanced body of nursing knowledge and technical skill to design, implement and evaluate management plans that are responsive to patient determined outcomes in stable, unpredictable and complex situations develop strategies to promote and optimize the health, welfare and autonomy of individuals and populations evaluate and apply established and evolving evidence and concepts in their individual practice context deliver and facilitate safe and effective collaborative patient-centred health outcomes within a clearly defined and accepted scope of practice demonstrate a high level of personal autonomy and accountability for their own future professional development and contribute to the professional development of others interpret and justify to specialist and non-specialist audiences’ theoretical propositions and methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions through high level literacy, numeracy and oral communication skills design, plan and ethically execute a research-based project and/or piece of scholarship. |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
NS5201:03 Research Design: Theory and Application
NS5790:03 Nursing Leadership and Dispute Resolution Skills for Nurses and Midwives
NS5901:03 Extended Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners
NS5902:03 Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making for Nurse Practitioners
NS5903:03 Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice 1
NS5921:03 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioners 1
NS5905:03 Professional Issues for Nurse Practitioners
NS5906:03 Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice 2
NS5922:03 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioners 2
NS5366:03 Practice Development Project
Options
Select 6 credit points from NS, HS and TM level 5 and level 6 subjects
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 24 months part-time (not available full-time) |
Maximum time to complete | 5 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Must be registered as a nurse with AHPRA with no conditions relating to unsatisfactory professional performance or unprofessional conduct |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 18 credit points (maximum 12 credit points for formal studies; maximum of 6 credit points Recognised Prior Learning [RPL]). |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Studies undertaken to fulfil the entry requirements to JCU awards may not be used for advanced standing. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | No majors shall appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |