NURS9027, NURS9029 Master of Nurse Practitioner

The approach to clinical learning in the Masters of Nurse Practitioner degree is a founded on a work Integrated learning (WIL) model. Therefore, you will learn while you work in your area of specialisation, using your nominated Supervisors to support and guide your practice.

All students must complete a supernumerary integrated professional placement (SIPP) form to show evidence that their employer/host venue will support their placement and that you are supported by a supervisor.

Master of nurse practitioner (NP) students are required to complete a 150 hours per placement topic. NURS9027 Integrated professional practice 1 and NURS9029 Integrated professional practice 2.

NURS9027 Integrated Professional Practice 1

Placement requirements: 10 patient case studies, completed under supervision, with a specific focus on diagnostic reasoning.

NURS9029 Integrated Professional Practice 2

Placement requirements: Clinical viva exam (case presentation), 10 patient case studies, completed under supervision, with specific focus on prescribing and continuity of care.

Email completed placement forms to cnhs.placements@flinders.edu.au

Supernumerary integrated Professional Practice (SIPP) Support Form

Nurse Practitioner Placement Supervisor Change Form

Nurse Practitioner Pre-placement Compliance Checklist

Supervisor

Clinical supervisor roles include but not limited to:

Facilitate, assist, guide, and assess students in their clinical development, for example, patient interview and examination, specialised physiology and pathophysiology, diagnostic tests, therapeutics including pharmaco-therapeutics, and other areas relevant to the clinical speciality.
Serve as a contact for other members of the healthcare team, providing information about the students learning needs and act as an advocate for the student as they develop their advanced clinical skills
Assess the student clinical practice taking into consideration the students' scope of practice, expectations of the topic and differences in professions
Provide relevant progress information to the university topic coordinator about the student's progress in the SIPP through contact emails initiated by the topic coordinator at the beginning, midway and end of the placement, and to initiate contact with the topic coordinator if any concerns or issues related to the student or their progress arise during the placement.

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