Course Overview

The Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) aims to provide you with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to enable you to be a competent and effective Registered Nurse (Division 1) General. The course will prepare you to be reflective about your practice as a nurse and develop clinical reasoning skills to confidently and safely engage in contemporary nursing practice in a variety of environments and contexts and adapt to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds. You will acquire skills to provide person-centred care and to collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. You will be given the opportunity to ensure your practice is safe and to understand the necessity to act in a professional, ethical, legal and compassionate manner. In addition, you will learn to nurture the development of leadership in health care. You will explore how life-long learning skills can facilitate continuing professional development. 

You will be required to participate in simulated learning activities in a Clinical Learning Centre at a CQUniversity accredited delivery site prior to being deemed eligible to attend professional experience placement. You will be required to demonstrate nursing care that is person-centred, evidence-informed and responsible. Clinical learning is a key element of this course and you will be required to undertake 800 hours of professional experience placement in a variety of settings within different health organisations. You must meet specific mandatory health, safety and security requirements to be eligible to attend each professional experience placement. Professional experience placements may be limited in your community and you may be placed in other locations. Please be prepared financially and personally to cover the costs to relocate for placements. Due to the limited availability of placements, some block placements have start and/or end dates that fall outside standard term dates. Placements are offered in a fulltime capacity only.

It is essential that you enrol in units in the order that they are listed. Not adhering to this may delay your progress and extend the length of your study. Accreditation Standards require all students to be physically located in Australia whilst studying this course. At the discretion of the Head of Course, you may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure your English language proficiency is at an acceptable level to safely participate in professional experience placements and communicate for patient safety.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has a register of students enrolled in the Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) for the duration of their study. CQUniversity as the education provider will provide your details directly to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) for registration.

On successful completion of the Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry), you will be eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) General with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Prospective students should be aware that full disclosure of any issues of impairment or misconduct are a declaration requirement when applying for registration as a registered nurse. To be accepted for registration with the NMBA, you are required to disclose: any criminal history, physical and/or psychological impairments and meet specific English language standards. For further clarification of these requirements contact the NMBA.

Career Information
In the final year of the course, students usually apply for a new graduate nursing position in a hospital and health service or other healthcare organisation where they will have the opportunity to further consolidate their knowledge and skills in nursing. The broad nature of nursing and healthcare allows opportunities for employment and/or specialisation in environments such as acute hospital services, community health, mental health, residential and aged care, Indigenous health, and rural and remote health.

Career Information

In the final year of the course, students are eligible to apply for a new graduate nursing position in a hospital and health service or other healthcare organisation where they will have the opportunity to further consolidate their knowledge and skills in nursing.  The broad nature of nursing and healthcare allows opportunities for employment and/or specialisation in environments such as acute hospital services, community health, mental health, residential and aged care, indigenous health, and rural and remote health.