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Master of Nursing (Management), Master of Nursing (Practice)

MN

80 cp

Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Nationally, online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/)

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:

  1. 40 cp from Core Units;
  2. 20 cp from Specialisation Units in Management or Practice;
  3. 20 cp from Electives.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG607 10 Quality in Health Care
NRSP616 10 Technology in Health Care
NRST606 10 Transcultural Nursing
NRST613 10 Leadership and Health Care

Specialisation Units

Management

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRST615 10 Policy and Planning in Nursing
NRST622 10 Resource Management in Nursing

Practice

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSP601 10 Clinical Decision Making
NRSP610 10 Profiles in Nursing Practice

Electives

Elective units will normally be selected from units from the specialisation strand not taken as a major. One elective unit may be selected from:

a.

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRST611 10 Independent Study

or

b. A unit from other Master’s level courses, approved by the Course Co-ordinator.

In addition, the Faculty will offer other Electives, subject to student demand, unit viability and the availability of staff expertise.