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Transitioning to Advanced Practice (NURS90132)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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Contact information
Semester 2
John Thompson
john.thompson@unimelb.edu.au
Di Crellin
dcrellin@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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The aim of this subject is to support students completing this program to transition to nurse practitioner endorsement and advanced practice nursing. This subject will focus on developing the knowledge and skills to support students to prepare an application for nurse practitioner endorsement, maintain professional development following endorsement, and function as a role model, mentor, and clinical supervisor. Students will develop a plan to meet the practice expectations of all domains of nurse practitioner practice (clinical practice, education, leadership and research). This subject is also an opportunity for students to draw on the content addressed in other subjects to expand their scope of practice.
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
- Capacity to work collaboratively with people from diverse communities to achieve goals
- Capacity to engage respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to understand and incorporate indigenous ways of knowing
- Ability to communicate effectively to gather and share essential information
- Ability to critically evaluate new ideas, data, research findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks
- Capacity to use technology and online resources to support learning and innovation
- Ability to apply analytic and decision-making skills and system-level thinking to identify and address challenges
- Professional leadership and change management skills
- Capacity for reflection as well as self-directed and collaborative learning
- Effective time management skills for planning and completing work to deadline
Last updated: 31 January 2024