Master in Nursing sciences : towards a new profession
As of September 2021, the University of Liège, the Haute École HELMo, the Haute École Robert Schuman and the Haute École de la Province de Liège are jointly organizing a 120-credit Master's degree in Nursing.
Advanced Practice Nursing (APN): a response to a major health challenge.
The incidence of chronic pathologies, the complexity of care, the gradual inversion of the age pyramid, the reality of current medical provision and the increasing expectations placed on nurses fully justify the need to add an essential link to teams of healthcare professionals: the advanced practice nurse (APN).
The master's degree in nursing leading to the position of APN will focus on care in complex situations, support for the development of care team skills and the use of research findings. This function will be accompanied by a specific status - Nurse of Advanced Practice "IPA" - and a list of responsibilities, which may include medical acts in the context of a cooperation agreement between professionals - the contours of this new function have yet to be specified in the law.
Within the Pôle Liège-Luxembourg, this training program is organized jointly by the four partners - ULiège, HELMo, HEPL and HERS - and leads to a co-diploma. The clinical excellence combined with the expertise of these varied and complementary partners will give future graduates the profile expected by the healthcare professional sector.
This master's program is aimed at holders of a bachelor's degree in general nursing or equivalent. It enables candidates to acquire high-level expertise, reinforce their knowledge and develop new skills in the increasingly complex task of providing high-quality nursing care to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare system.
This 120-credit graduate program focuses on nursing science. It aims to continuously improve the quality of care and optimize professional practice, management and research. It is with these requirements in mind that this ambitious program corresponds to level 7 of the European Certification Framework.
This Master's in Nursing also offers a wide range of simulation activities. The program includes professional integration activities at the Faculty of Medicine's simulation center.
In order to develop autonomy, decision-making and clinical leadership, training will be based on the following key areas:
| Clinical expertise and leadership | 40 credits |
Pedagogical integration activities (75-hour professional internship in 1st year and 275 hours in 2nd year) |
20 credits (5 credits in 1st year and 15 credits in 2nd year) |
| Communication and collaboration interpersonal and interprofessional |
20 credits |
| Innovation and research | 25 credits |
| Dissertation | 15 credits |
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This training leads mainly to the position of advanced practice nurse. The legal framework specifying the status of this function has yet to be drawn up, and will determine the list of responsibilities and medical acts that can be performed autonomously by these professionals.
The Master's degree offers a wide range of career opportunities. In addition to access to a doctorate and a career in research, graduates of the Master in Nursing will be able to access the following positions
Based on clarification of the Hospital Act, or depending on how current legislation evolves, they could in future have access to a hospital management position.
The Master's program is organized around an adapted timetable: courses are held over a maximum of two and a half days per week, with a majority of activities taking place online (1 day of face-to-face teaching and the rest of the activities in remote mode, either synchronously or via podcasts available online). This mixed schedule and modality (face-to-face/distance) makes it possible to follow the Master's program while pursuing professional activities on a part-time basis.
Time slots are set aside for planning internship periods. Classes are held mainly at ULiège's Sart Tilman campus.
Various organizational and/or pedagogical arrangements are possible: reduction of the annual program, Educational Leave, Valorization of Prior Learning and Experience, exemptions, etc
Students who so wish may request a reduction by contacting Ms Myriam Carlisi, pedagogical coordinator.
The Faculty of Medicine organizes a series of certificate courses for professionals. Access conditions are specified for each course.
To the registration form and training catalog
After a 120-credit Master's degree, you can consider a doctorate. This is a professional course lasting around four years, corresponding to the completion of an original research project.
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