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Master of Clinical Nursing for Nurse Practitioners
MClinNNPrac
80 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years part-time.
Course available at: Brisbane, Queensland*
*Offered only in Queensland in 2009 (subject to approval by the Queensland Nursing Council).
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 40 cp from core Theory Units; and
- 40 cp from core Practice Units.
The core Practice Units will be based in the student’s own area of clinical practice, (ie the field in which they intend to practice as a Nurse Practitioners).
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
NRSG607 | 10 | Quality in Health Care |
NRSG610 | 10 | Interpreting Health Research |
NRSP601 | 10 | Clinical Decision Making |
NRST613 | 10 | Leadership and Health Care |
Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
NRSG622 | 10 | Advanced Clinical Assessment for Nurse Practitioners |
NRSG623 | 10 | Evidence-Based Practice for Nurse Practitioners |
NRSG624 | 10 | Collaborative Practice and Improvement for Nurse Practitioners |
NRSG625 | 10 | Managing Complex Care for Nurse Practitioners |
Each of the above Practice Units contains an online component:
- Drug Prescribing for Nurse Practitioners: Part 1, Assessment;
- Drug Prescribing for Nurse Practitioners: Part 2, Evidence;
- Drug Prescribing for Nurse Practitioners: Part 3, Teamwork;
- Drug Prescribing for Nurse Practitioners: Part 4, Complications.