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Area of Specialisation Availability:
- Delivery Mode:
Online
- Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
Online - Duration:
2 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Computing, Health and Science - School:
Nursing and Midwifery - Code:
I52 - CRICOS:
066504G
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Master of Clinical Nursing
Area of Specialisation In Critical Care Nursing - High Dependency
Provides Registered Nurses with the knowledge to develop expertise in the management of patients requiring high dependency nursing care.
Area of Specialisation structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Master of Clinical Nursing (High Dependency) comprises nine units (180 Credit Points).
Students may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing following completion of 60 credit points and with a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing following completion of 120 credit points.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
| NNS5113 | Advanced Nursing Science 1 | 20 | |
| NSP5302 | Advanced Nursing Practice 2 | 20 | |
| Semester 2 | |||
| NNS5202 | Advanced Nursing Science 2 | 20 | |
| The student may exit with Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing | |||
NSP5302 is a year long clinical practice unit.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
| NUR5113 | Evaluating Practice in Health | 20 | |
| NST5158 | Independent Study | 20 | |
| CLM4100 | Clinical Leadership and Management | 20 | |
| The student may exit with Graduate Diploma of Clinical Nursing | |||
| Semester 2 | |||
| MHP5101 | Master Health Project | 20 | |
| MHP5202 | Master Health Project | 20 | |
| Elective 20 Credit Points | |||
MHP5101 must be completed prior to MHP5202. Therefore students progressing to Master award should enrol in MHP5101 in semester one, and undertake NST5148 in semester two.
This major can also be studied in the following courses: