Master of Nursing

This course will no longer be offered from 2021.

Course Aims

This course aims to develop the capabilities necessary for advanced practice nursing roles in a range of local, national and international contexts of healthcare to meet the increasingly complex needs of diverse populations.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: analyse contemporary social, political and professional influences on nursing practice and healthcare delivery in order to develop and implement new and innovative practices; initiate, manage and sustain evidence/research based changes in healthcare and/or nursing practice which positively affect health outcomes for diverse populations; and contribute to the development of knowledge for practice and the profession through education, research and scholarship and effectively communicate ideas to diverse audiences using a variety of modes of communication.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline Knowledge of the discipline of nursing is required by Masters prepared nurses to enable them to practise as responsible and effective practitioners in an increasingly internationalised world. Students in this course are provided with learning opportunities to develop, appraise, deepen and practise their disciplinary knowledge. This knowledge and related skills will be assessed through a range of assessments across the course. Communication Skills Safe effective healthcare of people from diverse populations requires nurses to have sound interpersonal, oral and written communication skills applied in a range of practice contexts. Students will be provided with learning opportunities to acquire, review and extend their communication capabilities. These will be assessed in various units within the course. Problem Solving Advanced practice in healthcare requires nurses to apply and continue developing complex problem-solving skills. This course emphasises problem exploration and resolution. Through a range of learning opportunities students will practise the application of their skills to actual and potential problematic healthcare and professional issues. These abilities will be assessed across the assessment tasks of the course. Information Literacy Students will be taught, practise and be assessed on information literacy skills that include the capacity to systematically search, retrieve, organise and appraise resources from a range of electronic databases and other sources. Students demonstrate this attribute through the assessments across the course. Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility Nursing is a service profession steeped in the values of social justice and social responsibility. The course requires a deepening understanding of the competing interests that impact on an individual nurses' capacity to practise in socially responsible ways. Students are taught the importance of accounting for and engaging with the cultural, ethical, economic, legal and social dimensions of issues. They practise this attribute in learning and assessment activities across the course. Lifelong Learning Life-long learning and a demonstrated capacity to review, devise and document strategies for ongoing learning and professional development of self and others is a professional requirement of registered nurses. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop, enhance and practise this requirement. Independence and Collaboration The capacity to work effectively in nursing and interprofessional teams is an expectation at all levels and practice settings. Students will be taught, practise and assessed on their ability to look beyond their own disciplinary background to be effective, collaborative healthcare team members in a variety of learning activities and assessments across the course.