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Master of Nursing (Intensive Care)

Course code/s: Distance Education (HMNICD), Melbourne (HMNIC)

This course will only be conducted if sufficient enrolments are achieved.

The Master of Nursing (Intensive Care) is a 2-3 year, part-time award with exit options available at either the Graduate Certificate (one year, part-time, 60 credit points) or the Postgraduate Diploma (one year, full-time or two years part-time, 120 credit points). The course is designed to provide a range of opportunities for students to develop a deeper understanding of intensive care nursing through systematic analysis and reflection on the relationships between theory and practice.

Admission requirements

Applicants seeking entry into the Master of Nursing (Intensive Care) must be a Division 1 Registered Nurse and hold a current practising certificate with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/, or its equivalent.

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit Points	Total Credit Points
TE-SEM-1	NSG5CHA	Comprehensive Health Assessment	20	60
TE-SEM-1 or 2	NSG5AIC	Advanced Intensive Care Nursing Practice	20	60
TE-SEM-1 or W29-50	NSG5CIN	Complex Intensive Care Nursing Practice	20	60
choose 20 credit points from:
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	NSG5CAU	Clinical Audit	20	20
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	NSG5CPD	Clinical Practice Development	20	20
choose 40 credit points from:
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2		Subject list A (non clinical) or Subject list B (clinical practice)	20 or 40	40
choose 60 credit points from:
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2		Subject list A (non clinical) or Subject list B (clinical practice)	20 or 40	60