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Area/Catalogue
NURS 5139

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
105647

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s
First Semester
(Study Period 2)

Second Semester
(Study Period 5)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

Course aim

Students will demonstrate the advanced extended nursing practice expected of a nurse practitioner in their specialty and context through extended, supervised immersion in the clinical role.

Course content

Content in this field based course is determined by the student’s specialty context of practice and learning objectives. Students will develop their capability to function in the extended scope of clinical practice required of the nurse practitioner in their clinical context and demonstrate progress toward achievement of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
NURS 5135 Advanced Health Assessment, Diagnostics and Investigations
PHAR 5060 Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
NURS 5141 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 5137 Clinical Inquiry
NURS 5138 Epidemiology for Advanced Practice

Teaching method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Online (Online content) - x 13 weeks
Online (Discussion Forum) - x 13 weeks
Online (Virtual Classroom) 1 hour x 13 weeks
Field work 120 hours x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Report, Viva Voce

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

Degrees this course is offered in

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