MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (District Nursing/Children's Community Nursing)

Typical course content

Normally you will be in receipt of sponsorship or secondment from an NHS trust. Note that for entry to this programme of study, you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and have the support from your manager to undertake this programme of study. This pathway is therefore not open to international students unless they are NMC registered and working within the UK.

Students may exit with a postgraduate diploma (70 ECTS - additional 10 ECTS over normal postgraduate diploma requirements to fulfil all the NMC Specialist Practitioner recordable qualification requirements) - or complete the with the additional study of the 30 ECTS dissertation module.

The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (District Nursing and Children's Community Nursing) pathway modules are listed below. To see a full list of individual modules, please follow the link below.

CORE

HLTH6115 Decision Making for Advanced Clinical Practice

HLTH6107 Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice

HLTH6151 Transition to Advanced Practice (District Nursing/Community Childrens Nursing Pathway)

HLTH6059 Dissertation

Required

HLTH6121 Principles of History Taking and Physical Assessment

HLTH6120 Pharmacology and Applied Clinical Science for Prescribing and Advanced Medicines Management

HLTH6150 Community Nursing in the Home (District Nursing)

or

HLTH6149 Community Childrens Nursing

Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if s/he takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information can be found in the programme handbook (or other appropriate guide or website).