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Advanced Practice in Palliative Care – (M.Sc.)
Edinburgh Napier University
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| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Edinburgh Napier University
For a qualified nurse currently working in palliative care, this course provides the opportunity to take the next step to an advanced career role. You'll gain an in depth understanding of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills you need to practice at an advanced level, as well as the ability to critically appraise relevant health and social policy.
You'll also acquire the knowledge and skills you need to address ethical and professional issues, such as the multi-dimensional needs of patients and their families, the interdependent roles of the multi-professional team within palliative care, and the philosophical and methodological underpinning of research applied to palliative care practice.
As a graduate specialising in palliative care, you will enjoy increased employment opportunities in the nursing profession.
Skills
You'll develop a combination of theoretical and practical skills in this course, including critical thinking when considering the issues associated with practice, knowledge of research methods and their application, and efficient approaches to time management, prioritisation and workload planning. You will also examine the social, cultural, ethical and political influences on developments within palliative care from a national and global perspective.
Career Prospects
As Edinburgh's top university for Graduate Employability (HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career.
As a graduate you will enjoy increased employment opportunities in the nursing profession, and will be well placed for advancement in your nursing career. Such advancement may include a move to a research-based role, or specialisation in the clinical or educational field of palliative care. Future posts you may consider are
* palliative care nurse specialist
* palliative care nurse consultant
* health or social care manager
* lecturer, educational manager
* education consultant.
If you are an allied health care professional such as a chaplain, GP, physiotherapist, etc. this will also allow you recognition as an advanced practitioner in the area of palliative care.
Contents
Based over three years, the course is conducted as a blended learning process, involving a combination of lectures, tutorials, online study, workshops and independent study.
Year 1
Symptom Management in Palliative Care, Therapeutic Communication in Palliative Care, Strategic and Global Issues in Palliative Care
Year 2
Exploring Professional Roles in Practice, Research Methods, Option
Year 3
Dissertation
Options:Adults with Incapacity; Assessment, Evaluation and Support; Child Protection in Context; Child Protection: Risk to Reality; Contemporary Ethical and Professional Issues in Healthcare; Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disability Practice; Critical Thinking, Analysis and Writing; Dissertation; Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education; Exploring Professional Roles in Practice; Improving Health and Well Being with People with Intellectual Disabilities; Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals; Integrating Cancer Genetics into Healthcare; Leadership; Interprofessional Learning and Mentoring; Managing Performance for Person Centred Services; Politics, Policy and Practice; Practising within a Consultancy Role; Professional Study & Practices; Professional Study & Practices; Research Methods; Safeguarding Vulnerable Individuals and Families; Strategic and Global Issues in Palliative Care; Symptom Management in Palliative Care; Therapeutic Communication in Palliative Care; Strategic and Global Issues in Cancer Care; Pathophysiology and Epidemiology in Diabetes Mellitus; Work Based learning Portfolio 1; Work Based Learning Portfolio 2.
Professional accreditation
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IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
An Honours Degree or equivalent, a relevant professional qualification and a minimum of two years experience.
Applicants who do not have the academic requirements may gain entry to the course by studying one of the modules as a stand alone module. On successful completion of the module, students then have evidence of their ability to study at M level and will transfer to the full course. The stand alone module will count towards the final degree.
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language, you´ll need to provide evidence that you can read, write, speak and understand English satisfactorily. For most courses, in additional to satisfying the standard entry requirements, we normally require international students (check) to demonstrate their English ability through an English language test, usually IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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