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Master of Health Practice (Nurse Practitioner) (MHPNP)
2011
1CM018:1CM518
MHPNP
INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
HE
1 year/s
2 year/s
80
About the Course
Admission Requirements
Credit Transfer and Pathways
Course Structure
Recommended Study Plan
. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
Course Fees

Availability
No
No
Semester 1 , Semester 2

This course may not be deferred.

Location and Mode Offered
YearDelivery LocationSATAC CodeModeAdmin Location
2011Casuarina Campus1CM018:1CM518MCasuarina Campus

Full fee paying and Commonwealth Supported places are available for this course. Separate SATAC course codes are allocated to each fee option.


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The Master of Health Practice (Nurse Practitioner) is a clinically focused program for practicing nurses and midwives with at least three years' clinical experience in their specialty practice. The course is built on the ANMC (2006) National Competency Standards for Nurse Practitioners. It will enable advanced practice nurses/midwives to incorporate application of high-level knowledge and skills into extended practice a variety of complex situations, to develop their professional efficacy, autonomy and accountability, and clinical leadership in professional health practice.

This course is designed to extend knowledge and skills already gained in practice and through post graduate study. It aims to build on a specialisation within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge. The course emphasises advanced and extended clinical practice and clinical leadership within cross-cultural clinical practice.


Police Check: Each State and Territory in Australia has requirements for students undertaking courses involving clinical placements to provide documented evidence of relevant health and security checks, eg completed immunisation requirements, criminal record checks and/or working with children clearances and/or fitness to practice requirements.

Students must have met the above requirements that are mandatory in their state or territory before they can undertake those units that include clinical placements. Students who have not met these mandatory requirements and not been cleared by the clinical sector to undertake clinical experience will not be able to undertake clinical practice experience and will not therefore be able to complete the requirements of the course.

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Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

Successful completion of a Graduate Diploma or equivalent in nursing or midwifery in their specialty area. All applicants must hold current registration as a Registered Nurse or Midwife with an Australian nursing and midwifery regulatory authority and have a minimum of three years post registration experience in their specialty area. Applicants will be required to provide written evidence of support from their employer.

Additional Admission Requirements
All intending applicants must contact the Graduate School for Health Practice on (08) 8946 7179 to discuss their employer support.


For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education



This 80 credit point course consists of core and project units building on the foundation of specialist knowledge and skills, evidence-based practice, cultural safety and introductory pharmacology acquired at the Graduate Diploma level. The core units address the ANMC (2006) National Competency Standards for Nurse Practitioners and encompass acquisition of knowledge and skills, critical thinking, decision making and complex problem solving required for advanced and extended dynamic practice, professional efficacy and clinical leadership.

In addition to the core extended clinical practice, pharmacology for prescribers and practice evaluation units, students will undertake two individually negotiated project units in which they can explore in depth an area of professional interest relevant to the advanced and extended role of the nurse practitioner.

Both the content and assessment strategies used in the program require ongoing supported access to clinical settings in which the candidate can be mentored in the development of extended practice knowledge and skills. This clinical mentorship is an essential component of the course structure. An intensive is required for some units with the remainder of teaching material using on-line delivery.

Students who have not met the clinical practice requirements will not be able to complete the requirements of this course.

 

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below.  All units are valued at 10 credit points
unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type
Credit Points
 Specific requirements
Core Units
(8 units)
80
 Compulsory Core units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below.

HEA409 Practice Evaluation Strategies
HEA501 Masters Project x 2 (10cp repeatable unit)
HEA510 Contextual Studies for Extended Practice (last offered in 2010)
HEA511 Context of Extended Professional Practice
HEA512 Client Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
HEA520 Extended Practice 1
HEA530 Pharmacotherapeutics for Extended Practice
HEA540 Extended Practice 2
Electives
0
 There are no Elective units in this course
80
 Total Credit Points


COURSE CHANGES
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2011 will note there has been a minor change.

2011 Changes
The core component of the course has been increased by 10 credit points, with HEA510 replaced by HEA511 AND HEA512.  There is no longer a specialist elective in the course.  Students who completed HEA510 prior to 2011 should not complete HEA511 or HEA512.   Instead they should complete one of the following units:

HEA408 Health Assessment in a Bio/Psycho/Social Context
HEA410 Clinical teaching and learning
HEA411 Preceptoring and mentoring
HEA421 Introduction to clinical management
HEA423 Financial management for health care managers
HEA430 Professional Assessment for Advanced Practice
HEA441 Child and family health knowledge and practice 1
HEA442 Child and family health knowledge and practice 2
HEA444 Practice in Partnership
HEA450 Clinical Specialisation 3
SNP402 Pharmacology for health professionals
SNP410 Independent Study
Another unit as negotiated with the Course Coordinator.


Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

  • Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
  • Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
  • Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.


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Students Commencing in Semester 1


The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 1 in a standard part time load.


Legend:CO = Core UnitSE = Specialist ElectiveE = Elective

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
HEA409 Practice Evaluation Strategies
CO
HEA520 Extended Practice 1
CO
HEA510 Contextual Studies for Extended Practice
CO
HEA530 Pharmacotherapeutics for Extended Practice
CO
Year 2
HEA540 Extended Practice 2
CO
HEA501 Masters Project
CO
HEA501 Masters Project
CO
Specialist Elective
SE


List of Specialist Electives offered in 2009

Semester 1
Semester 2
HEA408 Health Assessment in a Bio/Psycho/Social ContextHEA410 Clinical teaching and learning
SE
HEA411 Preceptoring and mentoring
SE
HEA423 Financial management for health care managers
SE
HEA421 Introduction to clinical management
SE
HEA430 Professional Assessment for Advanced Practice
SE
HEA430 Professional Assessment for Advanced Practice
SE
HEA442 Child and family health knowledge and practice 2
SE
HEA441 Child and family health knowledge and practice 1
SE
HEA450 Clinical Specialisation 3
SE
HEA444 Practice in Partnership
SE
MID405 Contemporary Australian Midwifery
SE
HEA450 Clinical Specialisation 3
SE
SNP402 Pharmacology for Health Professionals
SE
SNP410 Independent study
SE
SNP410 Independent study
SE



Students Commencing in Semester 2


The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 2 in a standard part time load.


Legend:CO = Core UnitSE = Specialist ElectiveE = Elective

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
HEA520 Extended Practice 1
CO
HEA530 Pharmacotherapeutics for Extended Practice
CO
Year 2
HEA409 Practice Evaluation Strategies
CO
HEA501 Masters Project
CO
HEA510 Contextual Studies for Extended Practice
CO
Specialist Elective
SE
Year 3
HEA540 Extended Practice 2
CO
HEA501 Masters Project
CO


List of Specialist Electives offered in 2009
Semester 1
Semester 2
HEA408 Health Assessment in a Bio/Psycho/Social ContextHEA410 Clinical teaching and learning
SE
HEA411 Preceptoring and mentoring
SE
HEA423 Financial management for health care managers
SE
HEA421 Introduction to clinical management
SE
HEA430 Professional Assessment for Advanced Practice
SE
HEA430 Professional Assessment for Advanced Practice
SE
HEA442 Child and family health knowledge and practice 2
SE
HEA441 Child and family health knowledge and practice 1
SE
HEA450 Clinical Specialisation 3
SE
HEA444 Practice in Partnership
SE
MID405 Contemporary Australian Midwifery
SE
HEA450 Clinical Specialisation 3
SE
SNP402 Pharmacology for Health Professionals
SE
SNP410 Independent study
SE
SNP410 Independent study
SE


Graduates of this course will be eligible to apply to the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia for endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.

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Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
Full fee paying places are available in this course.
Fees and charges for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011
Fees and charges for 2009 and 2010 can be found at  www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:
courses@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963

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