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Transitioning to Advanced Practice (NURS90132)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable (login required)(opens in new window)
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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90133 | Preparing for Advanced Practice Nursing | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NURS90134 | Introducing Advanced Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - 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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator John Thompson Coordinator Dianne Crellin Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total - 170 hours On-campus – hours 2hr IPP* workshops 16 hours subject workshops Online – 16 hours Integrated professional practice – 75 hours * IPP Integrated professional practice- Information about IPP placements can be found in the IPP Guide for Students Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
John Thompson
john.thompson@unimelb.edu.au
Di Crellin
dcrellin@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Self-directed learning/assignment preparation and delivery (83 hours) Integrated professional Practice requirements (75 hours)
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- 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: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Hamric, A.B., Hanson, C.M., Tracy, M. F. and O’Grady, E. T. (2013). Advanced Practice Nursing. (5th ed.) Elsevier, St Louis.
Specific reading material and web-based resources selected by the subject coordinator will be made available to students through the Learning Management System (LMS).
Last updated: 31 January 2024