Master of Nursing Practice

The Master of Nursing Practice is an intensive program which gives graduates with non-nursing degrees the opportunity to switch careers and reap the rewards of becoming a highly skilled nurse. The course provides students with the knowledge and clinical skills to provide high quality nursing care. Graduate nurses are skilled in problem solving and clinical reasoning; competent and safe in the practice of clinical nursing skills and able to work within legal and ethical standards of practice. The course is an effective blend of theory and practice, with about half the study week spent in class and the other half in clinical practice, allowing you to apply and reinforce new knowledge quickly. And with Monash's links to leading research centres and teaching hospitals across metropolitan and regional Victoria, you'll have access to great facilities and learn from some of the most experienced and capable medical practitioners and researchers in the country. Graduates of the course will be eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Minimum entrance requirements: To be eligible for admission into the Master of Nursing Practice (graduate entry) an individual will have an undergraduate degree (for example a BSc or BA) from a recognised university. In addition, applicants will need to demonstrate evidence of previous tertiary level study of a minimum of one 6cp unit of study in human biology* or a related area. One 6cp unit of human biology from any recognised tertiary institution or the Monash Human Biology short course which has been assessed as equivalent to this requirement. Extra requirements: Current Curriculum Vitae/Resume with three current referees. Statement of purpose. Applicants will be required to undergo a semi-structured interview with a panel.  IELTS is required for all students where their degree/s were undertaken in a language other than English. The requirements are: IELTS score of 6.5 overall with 6.5 in each band except for speaking which requires 7.0. In the clinical setting students will have an opportunity to apply theory to practice under supervision. The Master of Nursing Practice course has approximately fifty per cent of the program allocated to clinical experience. Generally speaking, students on clinical placements will participate in unpaid fully supervised shift work including weekend shifts, as prescribed in each unit of study. Later in the program there may be a requirement to do occasional night duty. Attendance is mandatory for the clinical component of each unit. 'Make-up' time for any missed shifts will be arranged in consultation with the clinical coordinator on receipt of a medical certificate. Where a student's skill or knowledge is found to be inadequate, access to the clinical component of the unit will be denied. A student may be withdrawn from a clinical practicum if required skills and knowledge are deemed inadequate, or on other grounds deemed appropriate by the head of school.
Minimum entrance requirements:
To be eligible for admission into the Master of Nursing Practice (graduate entry) an individual will have an undergraduate degree (for example a BSc or BA) from a recognised university. In addition, applicants will need to demonstrate evidence of previous tertiary level study of a minimum of one 6cp unit of study in human biology* or a related area.

• One 6cp unit of human biology from any recognised tertiary institution or the Monash Human Biology short course which has been assessed as equivalent to this requirement.

Extra requirements: Current Curriculum Vitae/Resume with three current referees. Statement of purpose. Applicants will be required to undergo a semi-structured interview with a panel.  IELTS is required for all students where their degree/s were undertaken in a language other than English. The requirements are: IELTS score of 6.5 overall with 6.5 in each band except for speaking which requires 7.0.

In the clinical setting students will have an opportunity to apply theory to practice under supervision. The Master of Nursing Practice course has approximately fifty per cent of the program allocated to clinical experience. Generally speaking, students on clinical placements will participate in unpaid fully supervised shift work including weekend shifts, as prescribed in each unit of study. Later in the program there may be a requirement to do occasional night duty. Attendance is mandatory for the clinical component of each unit. 'Make-up' time for any missed shifts will be arranged in consultation with the clinical coordinator on receipt of a medical certificate. Where a student's skill or knowledge is found to be inadequate, access to the clinical component of the unit will be denied. A student may be withdrawn from a clinical practicum if required skills and knowledge are deemed inadequate, or on other grounds deemed appropriate by the head of school.