COURSE INFORMATION

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I52 Master of Clinical Nursing

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This program is designed to allow nurse clinicians to enhance their individual specialty knowledge and competence whilst working in their selected area of specialisation. Theoretical and practical knowledge will be augmented by a substantial clinical project to enable the development of advanced critical thinking and project writing skills. The program encourages innovative evidence based practice that will ultimately lead to improved nursing practice. Specialty fields include the following:

  • Critical Care Nursing – Coronary Care/Cardiothoracic Nursing
  • Critical Care Nursing - High Dependency
  • Critical Care Nursing - Intensive Care 
  • Critical Care Nursing - Paediatric Intensive Care
  • Advanced Nursing
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Emergency Nursing 
  • Gerontological Nursing 
  • Nephrology Nursing 
  • Neuroscience Nursing 
  • Oncology Nursing 
  • Orthopaedic Nursing 
  • Palliative Care Nursing 
  • Perioperative Nursing 
  • Transition Nursing
  • Other specialty areas, eg. Mental Health, Pain Management, Wound Care, Paediatric Nursing. 

 

Students considering other specialty areas should contact the Course Coordinator. Units are available in the internal and online mode of study. Please contact the Course Coordinator for details of units on campus.

 
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All Registered Nurses (RNs) who possess a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent may enrol in the Master of Clinical Nursing program with multiple exit points at Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master level. RNs with a hospital based diploma, working in the specialty will be considered at the discretion of the Course Coordinator.

 

The course requires that students work in an approved specialty area of their choice. Students who have less than 12 months relevant specialty experience will be considered at the discretion of the Course Coordinator. 

 

Students are to contact Post Graduate Nursing Support fpr a Master of Clinical Nursing Information Pack.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010