Program Overview

Tailor your studies to your career aspirations with La Trobe's Master of Nursing.

Pursue clinical specialisations in relevant hospital settings with our prestigious health partners, or complete non-clinical specialisations to develop advanced knowledge of nursing research along with the critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills you need to thrive as a nursing researcher, educator or leader.

By completing La Trobe's Master of Nursing, you will:

• Learn to effectively plan, implement and evaluate practice in your specialised context, make high-level independent judgements, and function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Benefit from a flexible, blended learning approach that offers face-to-face or fully online study options that you can fit around your work commitments
• Choose from clinical specialisations in acute care, cardiac care, critical care, medical imaging, neonatal care, neonatal special care, and perioperative practices; or non-clinical specialisations in health management, leadership or public health
• Explore the introduction to nursing in the Australian context, including an understanding of professional standards and the healthcare organisational system
• Investigate legal and ethical issues pertinent to nursing practice.

Specialisation: Cardiac care

Gain skills to make expert assessments and improve the wellbeing of patients with heart-related illness.

From emergency scenarios to chronic conditions, you'll apply specialist nursing knowledge and provide life-saving intervention and care to one of Australia's most prevalent health risk areas. Combining online and face-to-face workshops with work-integrated learning (WIL), you'll explore topics like electrocardiology and the use of cardiac devices, building advanced assessment skills to make urgent clinical decisions and apply nursing care plans to the ongoing management of cardiovascular disease.