Master of Advanced Nursing

To be eligible to study this course, applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• Applicants must have completed a UTS-recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue postgraduate studies; AND
• Applicants must be currently employed in a healthcare setting and have one year of post-registration clinical experience; AND
• Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse in Australia. Students’ current nursing registration will be confirmed via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Students should ensure that details of their registration are up-to-date on this register.

In this Master of Advanced Nursing course, the subjects you may study include:

Core Units

• Specialty Clinical Practice
• Applied Pathophysiology in Practice
• Evidence for Informing Practice
• Advanced Professional Practice
• Research in Health
• Leading Health and Social Care
• Improving Safety and Quality in Healthcare
• Comprehensive Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

And four units from one of the following specialisations.

Acute Care

• Clinical transition skills
• Person-centred care
• Medication safety competence
• Acute care expertise

Chronic and Complex Care

• Chronic disease burden analysis
• Self-management strategies
• Health promotion and literacy
• Determinants of Health

Critical Care

• Core critical care concepts
• Evaluate complex patient data
• Manage life-threatening conditions
• Person-centred care