Transitioning to Advanced Practice (NURS90132)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Year Long - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
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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
- 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
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90134 | Introducing Advanced Practice | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90163 | Developing Advanced Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Written Assignment (Project proposal)
| Week 3 | 10% |
Written Assignment (Advanced practice project)
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Integrated Professional Practice Portfolio 1. IPP plan and objectives 2. IPP log (75 hours), objectives review and performance appraisal
| Throughout the semester | 0% |
Workplace-based assessments (Viva Voce - oral case presentation to clinical team)
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinator John Thompson Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 20 hours synchronous lecture/workshops consisting of: 1 x 8-hour lecture/workshop and 3 x 4 hour lecture/workshops. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 2 June 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 Year Long contact information
Time commitment details
Self-directed learning/assignment preparation and delivery (75 hours) Integrated professional Practice requirements (75 hours)
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
Last updated: 4 March 2025