Master of Nursing

Queensland University of Technology

QUT's School of Nursing has an established reputation as a provider of postgraduate nursing programs that recognise and respond to priorities in health care and prepare professionals for specialist and leadership positions.In consultation with industry partners, the new Master of Nursing is designed to meet the needs of healthcare organisations for graduates who demonstrate nursing leadership and advanced practice skills. Graduates will have the ability to demonstrate leadership, autonomy, expert judgement, and adaptability to improve healthcare outcomes and service delivery models.You will opt to major in one study area and will select a coursework or dissertation stream. You may also choose to complete a flexible program with no major and select electives from a wide list that includes the science of pharmacology, health statistics, dementia, and quality management in health.HighlightsComplete in 1.5 years full time.Prepare for senior leadership and advanced practice nursing roles.Align your study with your career goals by selecting a coursework or dissertation streams.Choose to specialise in acute care nursing, health professional education or primary health care.Careers and outcomesThe Master of Nursing prepares you for leadership roles in specialist areas of health care. Graduates will demonstrate leadership of teams, autonomy, expert judgement, and the agility to improve healthcare outcomes and service delivery models.Upon completion, you willbe a leader who facilitates nursing and interprofessional team collaborations to deliver person-centred health care outcomes.apply specialist knowledge and skills to initiate and improve sustainable, digitally enhanced health service delivery.communicate effectively in a range of contexts and mediums using your influence to advocate for change that is ethical, evidence-based, and culturally appropriate.critically reflect on your own practice, integrating a range of perspectives and approaches to health care that embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and diverse perspectives.In transitioning to be a nurse leader, you will develop skills to inform research, leadership, education and management of dynamic health care contexts. Possible careersAdvanced practice nurseClinical nurse consultantClinical nurse managerExecutive director of nursingHealth educatorHealth researcherNurse unit managerNursing director

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