Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Seminar 2 Hours/ Semester
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
7 modules delivered over a 13 weeks, including a 2-day intensive residential in Week 1.

Incompatible

NURS7002

Prerequisite

PHRM7001 + NURS7241

Companion

NURS7242

Restricted

MNP students only

Assessment methods

Practical/physical examinations and interpretation, viva presentation, portfolio.

Work Integrated Learning

Industry Placements

Course description

This course offered concurrently with NURS7242, develops advanced competence in the practice of physical assessment across the lifespan toward the scope of the Nurse Practitioner. The development of expanded clinical assessment capability provides an enhanced appreciation of the management of acute, complex and chronic illnesses. This course also develops capacity in the interpretation, validation and decision-making frameworks surrounding advanced investigations for the Nurse Practitioner. Immersion within the clinical setting supervised and mentored by the CST provides clinical context and consolidation of learning needs.

Archived offerings

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Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable