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Master of Nursing
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Objectives
The aims of the course are to provide advanced studies in nursing and prepare nurses to contribute to the present and future development of health care services and the nursing profession.Learning outcomesGraduates of this course are expected to be able to: * influence and improve the nature and quality of nursing practice; * provide leadership and exert a positive influence on the health of the community; * advance nursing knowledge and practice research; * demonstrate specialist nursing skills and competencies; * analyse and critique their practice through application of principles of critical reflection and evidence-based nursing practice; * analyse and critique delivery of specialist nursing care in the current health care context.
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Entry requirements
Applicants must hold a nursing degree or an equivalent qualification approved by the Faculty Board, and be registered general nurses and hold a current practising certificate and have had at least two years' post-registration nursing experience.However, the Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.Credit may be granted, on application, for appropriate prior studies.Applicants for the Advanced Continence Nurse Specialist stream must have at least two years' post-registration experience as a continence nurse advisor, must have successfully completed a post-basic continence education course or equivalent and must provide a supporting statement from their employer stating their willingness to facilitate the extended clinical practice components of the course within their workplace.Applicants for the Critical Care Nursing and Emergency Nursingstreams must have a minimum of two years' post-registration experience, 6 months of which should be in relevant clinical area, and must provide a supporting statement from their employer stating their willingness to facilitate the extended clinical practice components of the course within their workplace and/or provide evidence that an affiliated health agency will facilitate the clinical practice in a supernumerary capacity.International applicants undertaking a stream which requires them to be registered general nurses must be eligible to register with the Nurses Board of South Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Registration must be obtained prior to commencing the courses.
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Academic title
Master of Nursing
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Course description
To qualify for the Master of Nursing, a student must complete 54 units with a grade of Pass or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study set out below.
Not all topics and streams are available in any given year.
Enrolment in NURS9615, NURS9613 and NURS9602 must be approved by the course coordinator and will depend upon the presentation of an acceptable research proposal and the availability of appropriate supervision. All students must pursue one pathway unless permission is granted by the Faculty Board, in which case the program of study must be approved by the course coordinator at enrolment each year. A student who fails the clinical component of any topic will receive a Fail (F) grade for the entire topic.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 12 units or more, or failure to complete the course within four consecutive years may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purpose of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Except with permission of the Faculty Board:
* no topic may be attempted more than twice;
* a student may not include a topic which repeats work previously undertaken;
* the program must be completed full-time within three consecutive semesters or part-time within eight consecutive semesters.
Students must complete one of the following five pathways:
1 Coursework
Core Topics
NURS9020
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
6
NURS9025
Population Health
6
NURS9026
Leadership in Health Studies
6
NURS9602
Practice Project in Nursing or Midwifery
9
Elective topics
27
2 Coursework and Clinical
Core Topics
NURS9020
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
6
NURS9025
Population Health
6
NURS9026
Leadership in Health Studies
6
NURS9602
Practice Project in Nursing or Midwifery
9
Stream
18
Elective topics
9
3 Clinical
Core Topics
NURS9020
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
6
NURS9025
Population Health
6
NURS9026
Leadership in Health Studies
6
Two Streams [18 units each]
36
4 Coursework and Research
Core Topics
NURS9020
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
6
NURS9207
Thesis Preparation
6
NURS9208
Research Issues in Health
6
NURS9613
Research Project
18
Elective topics
18
5 Clinical and Research
Core Topics
NURS9020
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
6
NURS9207
Thesis Preparation
6
NURS9208
Research Issues in Health
6
NURS9613
Research Project
18
Stream
18
Streams
18 units of topics as set out in the program for one of the streams listed below:
* Advanced Continence Nurse Specialist*# [Not offered in 2009]
* Aged Care Nursing Studies *
* Alcohol and Other Drug Studies #*
* Child, Adolescent and Family Health Nursing*#
* Clinical Forensic Nursing*#
* Continence Nurse Advisor*#
* Correctional Nursing*#
* Critical Care Nursing*
* Diabetes Management and Education
* Emergency Nursing*
* General Practice Nursing*
* Infertility and Assisted Reproduction*# [Not offered in 2009]
* Women's Health*# [Not offered in 2009]
*Available to registered general nurses only
# Offered by distance education mode only
Details of each stream is listed in the entry for the Graduate Certificate in Health.
Not all streams will be available in any given year.
Elective Topics
Not all elective topics will be available in any given year or semester.
NURS8612
Clinical Specialty: Negotiated Study
9
NURS9014
Independent Study
9
NURS9022
Introduction to Clinical Audit
3
NURS9023
Conducting a Clinical Audit
3
NURS9507
Independent Study
3
NURS9508
Independent Study
6
NURS9509
Complementary Therapies and Integrative Nursing
6
NURS9518
Independent Study
4.5
NURS9611
Epidemiology for Nurses and Midwives
3
In consultation with the course coordinator, other postgraduate level topics offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences may be undertaken as elective topics.
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