Master of Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health)

Western Sydney University

About

Accreditation On completion of the Master of Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health) graduates will be eligible to apply for authorisation as a Nurse Practitioner with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Course accreditation can be checked on their website.

Http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Accreditation.aspx

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Nursing Leadership (Mental Health) on completion of the relevant units.

Recommended Sequence

Code	Name
400220	Contemporary Professional Practice in Mental Health Nursing

Code	Name
400235	Leadership in Clinical Practice

Code	Name
400957	Biological Considerations in Mental Health and Mental Illness for Advanced Practice

Code	Name
401168	Evidence Based Health Care

Code	Name
401139	Clinical Supervision in Health Care

Code	Name
400228	Assessment for Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses

Code	Name
400777	Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care

Code	Name
400858	Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses

Students may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing Leadership (Mental Health) at this point.

Code	Name
401202	Advanced Clinical Practice in Mental Health Nursing

(20 credit point year-long unit)

And one elective (for Nurse Practitioner role development)

And one elective (for Mental Health specialty)

Institution