1999 Medicine Handbook - Master of Nursing

Master of Nursing

The course
Aims
Objectives
Minimum entry requirements
Course requirements
Course outline
- Masters level options available to students undertaking a coursework component as part of their course

The course

Course code: 1396 (by research only); 1250 (by coursework)
Course coordinators: Dr Christine Beanland (Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing, MMC, Clayton), Jeni Grubb (School of Nursing, Gippsland); Ms Glenice Ives (School of Nursing, Peninsula)
The Master of Nursing course may be undertaken by research only (thesis), by a combination of minor thesis and coursework, by a combination of research project and coursework, or by coursework only. The course may be undertaken by on-campus study, via distance education, or by mixed mode (ie a combination of on-campus and distance education modes). Students should seek advice in constructing their individual program of study from the relevant course coordinator. The course is offered full-time over two years or part-time over four years. It is available via distance education or mixed mode at Gippsland, on-campus or mixed mode at Peninsula, and MMC, Clayton campus.

Aims

The course aims to prepare nurses for advanced nursing practice in order to contribute to the health of individuals, families and communities and to the development of the profession.

Objectives

On completion of the course, students are expected to:

employ critical thinking to analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex nursing issues and problems;
extend practice boundaries in accordance with needs for nursing care;
propose creative approaches to solving direct and indirect health related problems;
demonstrate an ability to plan and conduct research in nursing;
initiate, manage and sustain changes which affect health outcomes;
evaluate the interaction between care delivery systems and health outcomes;
provide professional leadership through participation and influence in health and social policy processes.
investigate health related issues in order to contribute to the development of nursing science;
utilise research to inform nursing practice;
contribute to nursing science through scholarly debate, presentation and nursing publications.

Minimum entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to candidature a person must:

have a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent (with a high level of achievement such as distinction or honours);
have two years relevant professional experience;
relevant registration (eg Division 1 with the Nurses Board of Victoria)

Course requirements

Satisfactory completion of ninety-six credit points of study. This may be achieved by research only (thesis) or through a combination of subjects, and minor thesis, or project, or coursework only. A maximum of forty-eight credit points may be granted towards the course on the basis of previous equivalent graduate study.

Course outline

Students are encouraged to discuss a range of options which may be undertaken in order to fulfil the requirements for the award with the relevant course coordinator. In order to provide flexibility, subjects may also be selected from graduate diploma programs. A range of subjects offered at graduate level may be found in the section titled 'Details of graduate subjects' within this handbook.

Masters level options available to students undertaking a coursework component as part of their course

GHS9841 Research methods and issues (distance education), or
NSG6201 Research I and NSG6202 Reseach II (on campus Peninsula)
CNS6561 Advanced clinical practice 1 (on-campus MMC, Clayton)
CNS6562 Advanced clinical practice 2 (on-campus MMC, Clayton)
GHS9842 Graduate nursing studies 1: Caring in nursing (distance education)
GHS9843 Graduate nursing studies 2: Issues and trends in nursing health (distance education)
GHS9844 Graduate nursing studies 3: Primary health care and health promotion strategies (distance education)
GHS9845 Advanced nursing elective (distance education)
GHS9850 Nursing practice and management (distance education)
NUR9201 Case management and care integration (flexible mode delivery)
NUR9202 Nursing informatics (on-campus Peninsula)
NUR9203 Palliative care nursing practice (distance education)
NUR9601 Sexual and reproductive health for women (on campus Peninsula)
NUR9602 Well women's health nursing (on campus Peninsula)
Research component. Students may choose to undertake research either a minor thesis (36 to 48 credit points) or project (24 credit points).