Master of Nursing

The master of nursing aims to produce nurse graduates who are capable nurse leaders to respond effectively and timely in the current complex health care environment. The strength of the program is the management, leadership and research courses offered in the program. 

The course aims to:

• Assist graduates to develop professionally and respond effectively to the challenges within a complex health care environment.
• Produce graduates, who are prepared to function as knowledgeable nurse leaders, make appropriate decisions and to communicate with colleagues and inter-professional health team members.
• Apply knowledge to intervene and initiate change at the workplace for better patient outcomes and effective utilization of scarce resources.

Subject Name and Credits Hours

• Research Methodology (4)
• Reflection in Nursing (4)
• Statistical Analysis (3)
• Healthcare Management (4)
• Nursing Models and Development (3)
• Advanced Nursing Health Assessment (3)
• Advanced Nursing Leadership & Management (4)
• Research Project 1 (3)
• Trends and Issues in Nursing (3)
• Clinical Decision Making (3)
• Research Project 2 (6)

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

• PEO 1 – Demonstrate expert knowledge, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• PEO 2 – Practice professionally, safely and ethically through strong moral and social values to fulfill responsibilities towards Creator, patient / individual, families, and communities.
• PEO 3 – Communicate effectively through oral and written form and develop collaborative relationships with inter-professional members of the healthcare team to deliver evidence-based best practice.
• PEO 4 – Lead and manage organization through effective leadership skills to effect change using appropriate decision making and problem-solving skills.
• PEO 5 – Demonstrate expert integration of scientific research skills, information technology and entrepreneur skills through lifelong learning for professional development and advancement.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)

• PLO 1: Demonstrate an in-depth and significant advanced nursing knowledge and relevant skills at the forefront leadership using multi-disciplinary approach within professional practice to enhance the nation’s quality of life.
• PLO 2: Demonstrate expert intellectual capabilities in advanced professional practice by applying critical thinking, clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills aptly to solve complex clinical situations and managerial issues with reasonable extent of independence.
• PLO 3: Apply competent clinical, leadership, scientific and research skills in leading to innovations and strategies to address challenges and concerns within the health care system to improve health care outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
• PLO 4: Relate ideas to societal issues and needs in nursing practice by means of interactive communication and collaborative skills within interdisciplinary health care system to improve health care outcomes of diverse population.
• PLO 5: Organise networking with other health care professionals, peers and stakeholders from various levels of healthcare system in diverse working communities through effective communication to facilitate collaborative engagement, locally and internationally.
• PLO 6: Demonstrate pertinent skills in digital / information technologies with reasonable extent of applications to support work and studies, and meeting the stipulated educational goals.
• PLO 7: Recognise the interconnected nature of numerical data at reasonable level of proficiency and intensity of engagement in numeracy practices to interpret clinical data and statistical information accurately.
• PLO 8: Demonstrate appropriate utilization of various skill-sets in advanced nursing leadership and management that significance for autonomy and accountability especially in a complex problem solving involving multidisciplinary issues to complement collaborative synergy and enhance professional stand out.
• PLO 9: Exemplify reasonable extent of enthusiasm for independent learning, confidence, self-control, social skills and self-advancement through continuous academic and professional development.
• PLO 10: Relate the significance integration of entrepreneurial skills in advanced nursing practice to ameliorate and diversify the practice of nursing in meeting the contemporary health needs of the nation.
• PLO 11: Demonstrate confidence in health counseling and clinical decision making on complex issues based on critical reflections and ethical consideration to improve clinical interventions with adherence to professional code of practice.

Advanced Practice Nursing

• Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
• Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
• Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Nursing Education

• Nurse Educator
• Nursing Faculty
• Clinical Instructor

Nursing Leadership and

• Nurse Manager

Administration

• Nurse Director
• Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
• Healthcare Administrator

Nursing Informatics

• Nursing Informatics Specialist
• Clinical Informatics Analyst
• Health Information Manager

Public Health Nursing

• Public Health Nurse
• Community Health Nurse
• Occupational Health Nurse

Nurse Researcher

• Clinical Research Nurse
• Nurse Scientist
• Research Coordinator

Nurse Consultant

• Legal Nurse Consultant
• Healthcare Policy Consultant
• Infection Control Consultant

Nurse Entrepreneur

• Independent Nurse Practitioner
• Healthcare Business Owner
• Telehealth Nursing Consultant