GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Nursing (Entry to Practice)
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
About this program
QUT's Master of Nursing (Entry to Practice) is a two-year graduate-entry degree that prepares people who are not already nurses to apply for registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. One year of advanced standing is built in, so it runs two years rather than three. Students complete 800 hours of clinical placement plus simulation practice, and a bioscience unit in first semester grounds them in anatomy and physiology. Entry for applicants without a nursing background is a recognised bachelor degree in another field completed within the past ten years with a grade point average of at least 4.0 on a 7-point scale. Graduates begin practice as registered nurses across acute, community, aged care and mental health settings.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1
- Semester 1: Understanding Disease Concepts
- Foundations of Safe Clinical Practice
- Nursing Therapeutics 1: Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
- Nursing Professional Practice
- Year 1
- Semester 2: Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health
- Ethics Law and Health Care
- Development of Safe Clinical Practice
- Nursing Therapeutics 2: Acute and Community Care
- Year 2
- Semester 1: Evidence-based Practice and Research Design
- Consolidating Safe Clinical Practice
- Nursing Therapeutics 3: Mental Health
- Nursing Therapeutics 4: Complex Care
- Year 2
- Semester 2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being
- Practice Evaluation and Translation Strategies
- Transition to Safe Independent Clinical Practice
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)ANZSCO 254412
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, assessed against ANMAC's standards.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Medical)ANZSCO 254418
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)ANZSCO 254422
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Community Health)ANZSCO 254414
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Nurse PractitionerANZSCO 254411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Requires advanced NMBA endorsement on top of standard registration.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Prior bachelor degree in a discipline other than nursing: a recognised bachelor's degree (or higher qualification) in a field other than nursing, completed in 2017 or later, with a minimum GPA of 4.00 on QUT's 7-point scale, or with at least 5 years of relevant professional work experience if the degree was awarded more than 10 years ago.
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