Master of Health Practice (Advanced Nursing Practice) - AUT University
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The MHPrac is for health professionals with at least three years’ clinical experience. It is ideal for those health and sport practitioners who wish to extend their practical knowledge and take their career to a higher level. Students select papers and areas of practice that reflect their needs and interests and make a coherent course of study in one of the following subject areas:
Available in:
- Acupuncture
- Advanced Nursing Practice
- Psychotherapy Practice
- Child Health
- Health Professional Education
- Leadership and Management
- Māori Health
- Mental Health
- Midwifery
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- Occupational Practice
- Rehabilitation
- Sport and Exercise
ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
AUT’s postgraduate Nursing programmes, open to registered nurses, are practice-focused and responsive to the changing needs within health care services. Our programmes prepare and support nurses for advanced practice roles, including the registration of nurse practitioner. We offer a flexible stair-cased programme of postgraduate courses that enables registered nurses to study on campus, online, in block mode and at hospital sites around the North Island, and at a pace that suits their needs.
ADVANCED NURSING PROGRAMMES
Students, provided they meet the entry requirements, can enter postgraduate programmes at the postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or masters levels advised below.
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice (AK3557) 60 points
The PgCertAdvNursPrac is open to registered nurses. This programme allows students to develop a specialty nursing area and to extend their knowledge, skills and practice. The programme comprises three 20-point papers, which can contribute 60 points towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science, Master of Health Science or Master of Health Practice.
Students complete paper:
588517 Science for Advanced Nursing Practice (20)
588624 Clinical Assessment for Advanced Nursing (20)
588679 Advancing Nursing Practice (20)
Or an approved alternative paper
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Advanced Nursing Practice (AK3487) 120 points
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science in Advanced Nursing Practice papers (60)
SELECT ONE:
588518 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (20)
588631 Quantitative Research Methods (20)
588639 Qualitative Research Methods (20)
SELECT ONE:
588623 Professional Practice (20)
588644 Practice Reality (20)
And one approved optional paper (20)
* Recommended: 588738 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics [nurse practitioner route] or option from MHSc
Master of Health Practice in Advanced Nursing Practice (AK3733) 180 points
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Advanced Nursing Practice papers (120)
SELECT ONE:
588580 Clinical Decision Making for Advanced Nursing Practice (20)
588738 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics (for nurse practitioner route) (20)
589681 Concepts of Rehabilitation (20)
589767 Primary Health Care (20)
SELECT ONE:
588676 Practicum Prescribing (40)
589656 Practicum (40)
OR paper 589600 Practice Project (60)
Master of Health Science (AK3485) 240 points
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice papers (120)
SELECT ONE:
588676 Practicum Prescribing (40)
589656 Practicum (40)
SELECTTWO:
588549 Quality and Risk Management (20)
588580 Clinical Decision Making for Advanced Nursing Practice (20)
588738 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics (20)
589681 Concepts of Rehabilitation (20)
589767 Primary Health Care (20)
AND
588666 Dissertation (40)
Please note: Research paper 588518 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice is a requirement for students planning to undertake a Master of Health Science in Advanced Nursing Practice.
Within this subject area other relevant optional papers may be undertaken with the approval of the Associate Dean Postgraduate. Optional papers may be selected from other relevant subject areas.
Related Study Areas
Child Health
Emergency Management
Health Care Ethics
Health Professional Education
Leadership and Management
Māori Health
Mental Health
MindBody Health Care
Occupational Practice
Psychology
Rehabilitation
