Transitioning to Advanced Practice (NURS90132)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the subject, students should be able to:

• Discuss the criteria for endorsement and readiness for endorsement and understand the application to the NMBA for endorsement as a nurse practitioner
• Compare and contrast different funding and business models that support public and private nurse practice services
• Demonstrate skills related to mentorship and supervision and explain the significance of these skills for the nurse practitioner profession
• Identify areas for clinical and professional development to increase capability and effectiveness and implement strategies to address areas for development
• Develop a plan for demonstrating capability when expanding scope of practice and discuss the implications of this for nurse practitioner practice
• Demonstrate the use of evidence and highly developed cognitive, analytic, problem-solving and diagnostic reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate appropriate treatment plans, referrals and therapeutic interventions in practice area

Generic skills

• Communicate effectively to gather and share essential information for effective healthcare
• Work collaboratively with colleagues from all disciplines and consumers/patients and their families from diverse social and cultural backgrounds to achieve goals
• Respectfully engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to understand and incorporate indigenous ways of knowing into healthcare
• Critically evaluate new ideas, data, research findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks for practice
• Apply analytic and decision-making skills to identify and address challenges
• Lead clinical and professional practice to improve health care and promote the discipline
• Engage in reflection and self-directed learning to advance professional and clinical practice