Master of Health Practice in Nursing

Summary

The Master of Health Practice is ideal for health professionals who want to extend their practical knowledge and are ready for the next step in their career. You can select papers and areas of practice that reflect your career needs and interests.

Do you want to further your nursing career? The AUT Master of Health Practice in Nursing degree prepares nurses for all advanced practice roles.

The Master of Health Practice in Nursing is ideal for health professionals who want to extend their practical knowledge and are ready for the next step in their career. It's designed for health professionals with at least three years of clinical experience. You can select papers that reflect your career needs and interests.
AUT’s postgraduate nursing papers are practice-focused and responsive to the changing needs within healthcare services. Study options are flexible: on campus, online, in block mode and at hospital sites around Auckland.

What you study

You need a total of 180 points to complete the Master of Health Practice in Nursing qualification.

Complete the following paper

• NURS806 Advancing Nursing Practice (15 points)

And complete 75 points from

• HEAL816 Special Topic (15 points)
• HEAL823 Innovation in Primary Healthcare (30 points)
• HEAL824 Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (30 points)*
• HEAL849 Specialty Practicum (30 points)
• HEAL850 Neonatal Pathophysiology (30 points)
• HEAL851 Assessment of the Preterm or Sick Neonate (15 points)
• HEAL852 Advanced Neonatal Practice (30 points)
• NURS801 Graduate Practice for Registered Nurses (30 points)
• NURS804 Science for Advanced Practice (30 points)*
• NURS805 Long-term Conditions (30 points)
• PHMY801 Pharmacology Science (15 points) *
• PHMY802 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics (15 points)*
• RHAB805 Concepts of Rehabilitation (15 points)

And select 15 points from

• HEAL811 Integrative Research (15 points)
• HEAL840 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (15 points)

And select 15 points from

• HEAL812 Health Professional Practice (15 points)
• HEAL813 Practice Reality (15 points)

And complete 60 points from

• HEAL997 Practice Project (60 points)

* Recommended for those seeking registration as a Registered Nurse Prescriber.

Key features

• AUT is one of the leading nursing educators in the world
• Focused on advancing knowledge to improve patient outcomes and recovery
• Includes a practice project in an area of your interest
• Strong links to district health boards, hospitals and private practices