Postgraduate study in Advanced Nursing

Advanced Nursing will enhance your clinical nursing skills and practice knowledge. It can prepare nurses for clinical leadership, education, prescribing and nurse practitioner roles. Advanced Nursing can also deepen your understanding of current and future contexts of nursing and health care.

• NURSING701 Research Project – 30 points
• NURSING732 Leading and Managing Changes in Healthcare – 30 points
• NURSING735 Clinical Education Practicum – 30 points
• NURSING740 Prescribing in Advanced Nursing Practice – 30 points
• NURSING741 Education for Clinical Practice – 30 points
• NURSING742 Biological Science for Practice – 30 points
• NURSING743 Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practicum – 30 points
• NURSING744 Specialty Nursing Practicum (Critical Care Specialty Nursing) – 30 points
• NURSING745 Principles of Medication Management – 30 points
• NURSING746 Evidence-based Practice and Implementation – 30 points
• NURSING 749 Special Topic: Whānau Ora Tahi – 30 points
• NURSING773 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (Adult Health Stream) – 30 points
• NURSING773 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (Child and Young Person Health Stream) – 30 points
• NURSING774 Nursing People in Acute Mental Health Crisis – 30 points
• NURSING775 Leadership and Management for Quality Health Care – 30 points
• NURSING782 Research Methods in Nursing and Health – 30 points
• NURSING 783 Special Topic: Pae Ora – 30 points
• NURSING784 Advanced Emergency Nursing Practicum – 30 points
• NURSING785 Clinical Reasoning in Pharmacotherapeutics – 45+45
• NURSING790 A and B Research Portfolio – 45+45
• NURSING795 A and B Dissertation – 30+30
• NURSING796 A and B Thesis – 60+60
• NURSING797 A and B Research Portfolio – 60+60
• NURSPRAC701 Cardiac Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC702 Critical Care Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC703 A and B – Paediatric Cardiac Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC704 Cancer Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC707 Registered Nurse First Surgical Assist – 30 points
• NURSPRAC708 Emergency Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC710 Palliative Care Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC711 Pain Nursing Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC712 Diabetes Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC713 Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC716 Ophthalmology Specialty Nursing – 30 points
• NURSPRAC717 Practicum for RN Designated Prescribers – 30 points
• NURSPRAC718 Contemporary Mental Health and Addictions Nursing Practice (NESP) – 30 points
• NURSPRAC719 Clinical Practice in Mental Health and Addictions (NESP) – 30 points
• NURSPRAC723 Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care – 30 points
• NURSPRAC726 Mental Health Nursing Practicum – 30 points
• NURSPRAC727 Perioperative Nursing Specialty – 30 points
• NURSPRAC728 Frailty in Aged Care Nursing – 30 points
• HLTHSCI700 Working with People with Long-term Conditions – 30 points
• HLTHSCI705 Mental Health and Addiction for Health Professionals – 30 points
• HLTHSCI710 Acute Stroke Care – 30 points
• HLTHSCI715 Research in Practice – 30 points
• HLTHSCI789 Research Project – 30 points
• POPLPRAC772 Symptom Management in Palliative Care – 30 points
• POPLPRAC773 Challenges in Symptom Management in Palliative Care – 30 points
• POPLPRAC774 Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care – 30 points
• POPLPRAC758 Biology of Ageing – 30 points
• POPLPRAC761 Mental Health in Old Age – 30 points
• POPLPRAC767 Dementia Care – 30 points
• POPLHLTH777 Ethics and Societal Approaches to Death – 30 points

With pre-approval from the relevant Schools, it may be possible to include other courses in your qualification (limited points) from outside of the School of Nursing such as courses in paediatrics or Māori health. Please contact postgradnursing@auckland.ac.nz if this interests you.

Advanced Nursing qualifications provide Registered Nurses with more opportunities.

Many graduates continue to work within their health discipline while others work in health-related fields, social services, or local or central government. Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits such as specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, research capability or achievement and evidence of high academic attainment and self-discipline.

The Nursing Council of New Zealand has approved the Master of Nursing programme as preparation for the Nurse Practitioner scope of practice.