The Professional Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner course has been designed for qualified Nurse Practitioners seeking leadership positions in health care. Graduates of the Professional Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner will have a systematic and critical understanding of nurse practitioner service delivery and associated consumer outcomes within the broader field of health. Graduates will have specialised research skills for the advancement of professional nurse practitioner practice specifically, and nursing practice generally, within the health context. Graduates of the Professional Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner will 1. Have systematic and critical understanding of a substantial and complex body of knowledge at the frontier of health services 2. Have expert, specialised cognitive, technical and research skills in the discipline of nursing generally, and nurse practitioner specifically, to independently and systematically engage in critical reflection, synthesis and evaluation, develop adapt and implement research methodologies to extend and redefine existing knowledge or professional practice, disseminate and promote new insights to peers and the community, and generate original knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution to the health field 3. Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, authoritative judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an expert, leading clinical scholarship in health.

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