The change in the demographics and financial environment of the health system require new approaches and concepts in order to cope with future challenges. The certificate Master program for further education in Advanced Nursing Practice will qualify you for a position in nursing management: You will expand your professional and scientific expertise for complex nursing situations and acquire extensive management skills. This program, as well as the other advanced nursing certificate Master programs for further education, all focus on advanced clinical nursing skills combined with evidence-based care, nursing science and research.
Program in accordance with § 17 GuKG
Master of Science (Continuing Education) MSc (CE)
tuition fee
once payment € 12.502,-
Alternative model1
+ ÖH premium per semester
Application winter semester 2023/24
3rd October 2022 to 15th September 2023
1 Alternative model for installments can be found under "Costs"
You want to make a change in health care and nursing and contribute to further developing your profession. You have a professional picture of health care and nursing that incorporates proven methods and is oriented towards further development. For this reason, you want to strengthen and round out your previous nursing experience with science and research. You see evidence-based care as an opportunity to improve care. With this approach, you want to play a leading role in designing innovative concepts for the organization and implementing evidence-based nursing into practice. You look forward to facing the challenge of combining your technical expertise with management responsibilities. You will benefit from your personal strength that enables you to recognize the interrelations between personnel, economic and systemic management.
You will be learning in real-life situations right from the start: either with our cooperation partners or in our well-equipped functional rooms.
You will gain experience and learn from others in interdisciplinary research projects.
Continue your basic education with unique continuing education opportunities for new career fields.
Do you still have questions about the study program?
Make an appointment with our Secretary's office anp@fh-campuswien.ac.at and you will receive a personal consultation via Zoom with Head of the Certificate Master program Sabine Schweiger.
Regulation for the admission of third country citizens (PDF 233 KB)
Information for applicants with non-Austrian (school) certificates (PDF 145 KB)
To apply you will require the following documents:
Please note:
It is not possible to save incomplete online applications. You must complete your application in one session. Your application will be valid as soon as you upload all of the required documents and certificates. In the event that some documents (e.g. references) are not available at the time you apply, you may submit these later via email, mail or in person by no later than the start of the degree program.
The admission procedure consists of an admission interview, in which we would like to learn more about your motives, skills and knowledge.
The tuition fee is determined according to the actual costs. In addition to the tuition fee, you will also have to pay the ÖH student union fee each semester. There is a 10 % discount on payment options A, B and C for graduates of FH Campus Wien Health Care and Nursing. You can choose between three models with different payment options:
Variant A assumes that you will complete and pay for the entire program. In this model, you will pay the entire fee prior to the start of the program in a single payment of € 12.502,-.
Single payment: € 12.502,-
(Due approximately four weeks before the start of the first semester.)
This model offers you the possibility to pay the tuition fee in four installments of € 3.281,75. If you decide to leave the program early, you will still have to pay the entire fee.
Installment per semester: € 3.281,75
(Each due approximately four weeks before the semester begins.)
Total amount: € 13.127,-
This model takes into account the possibility of leaving the program after each semester and is ideal for those who want to keep the option open to leave the program early.
First, second, third semester: each € 4.025,-
Fourth semester: € 2.302,-
(Each due approximately four weeks before the semester begins.)
Total amount: € 14.377,-
Financial aid is available for academic courses, master courses and for courses and seminars.
You can find information about funding agencies under grants and scholarships.
FH Campus Wien is now the largest university of applied sciences for health in Austria. Since being the first university of applied arts in Austria to establish a bachelor's degree program in nursing already in 2008, we now possess extensive expertise and a large network of partners. This includes the University of Vienna, with whom we have a teaching network. Visiting professors support us in teaching topics of advanced nursing practice. Important partners from the industry include the Vienna Healthcare Group, with whom we work closely to organize our extensive internships for the bachelor's degree program, and the Vinzenz Group. In addition to teaching, we are also involved in research and development. R&D projects in the field of health care and nursing offer you the opportunity to participate in application-oriented practical research and to make valuable contacts for your future career. Based on evaluation studies, we further develop the contents of the program or examine issues such as what do "simulation patients" offer as a third place of learning. There is great potential in multi-site research projects. Practical relevance is also guaranteed at our Campus Lecture evenings, which are open to all and feature contributions from prominent experts.
FH Campus Wien is the only university to cover a wide range of highly skilled health and nursing professions with a bachelor's degree program and master's degree programs in Advanced Nursing Counseling (health and nursing counseling), Advanced Nursing Practice (management) and Advanced Nursing Education (teaching). Students and teachers have the opportunity to exchange ideas and information and build a strong network across all the disciplines and locations in Vienna.
Your specialist discipline is nursing management. Quality and project management, change and knowledge management as well as personnel management and scheduling are key tools in optimally fulfilling the social mandate to provide professional and affordable care in the health care sector.
The certificate master degree program in Advanced Nursing Practice combines the following three core areas:
Basics of external management consulting (financial accounting)
> central terms, legal bases, addressees of this information system
> accounting obligation (double-entry bookkeeping, income-expenditure accounting, small business regulation, etc.)
> the system of double-entry bookkeeping (double profit calculation)
> chart of accounts (the Austrian standard chart of accounts EKR)
> balance sheet (balance sheet items)
> profit and loss account (structure, total cost method, etc.)
> Principles for determining value added tax
> Accounting for simple current business transactions
> Valuation in the context of the annual financial statements (accounting)
> From the opening balance sheet to the closing balance sheet
> Analysis of real business reports
Basics of internal company accounting (cost and performance accounting)
> Key terms, addressees of this information system
> Transfer of operations (from financial accounting to CoRe)
> Calculation method without differentiating between direct and overhead costs (divisional costing, equivalence number costing, co-product costing)
> Cost Center Accounting (differentiated overhead costing)
> Internal activity allocation
> Cost Object Controlling (calculation of cost of goods manufactured and cost of goods sold)
> Period income statement at full and partial costs (contribution margin accounting, total versus cost of sales method)
> Break-even analysis
Final exam
LV- final written examination
lecture, group work
German
> Meaning and delimitation of the terms leadership, (agile) leadership, management and clinical leadership in healthcare
> Nursing leadership as part of clinicial leadership
> Power basis and willingness to follow with regard to leadership and management; Leader-Follower* and Leader*-Leader* approaches
> Different leadership models, styles and leadership behaviour
> The hospital as an (expert) organisation - characteristics of different organisational forms in the health care system and their practical effects on leadership
> Organisational images of people and understanding of leadership
> Employee leadership: Characteristics of leading, managing, directing or
> Motivation and leadership - current neurobiological principles (neuroleadership)
> Basic organisational structures and processes and dynamics in healthcare (from traditional to agile)
> Organisational and personnel development in healthcare organisations - professional approaches and instruments from a manager's perspective
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work
German
> Basics of personnel management
> Determination of personnel requirements
> Coverage of personnel requirements through recruitment and/or
> Personnel development
> Employee motivation and incentive systems
> Personnel controlling
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work
German
> models of chronic diseases (f.e. Grypdonck,...)
> process and coping with chronic disease- model Corbin, Strauss
> life with chronic diseases
> significance of chronic disease for patients, family
> quality of life and chronic disease
> chronic disease and experience of the disease HIV/AIDS
> chronic disease and the burden of the disease HIV/AIDS
> coping with the symptoms-management of symptoms
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
team work, presentation
German
>Practical consolidation of the nursing science basics, especially of quantitative and qualitative research
>Recognition of problems relevant to nursing practice and systematic development of scientifically based solution options
>Evidence - Based Nursing
>The EBN Process - Focus: Systematic literature research and critical evaluation of studies and professional articles using checklists, synthesis of scientific literature
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
Lecture
eLearning
self-organised working
German
> Writing and research process
> Steps for writing scientific papers
> Formal guidelines for text design, structure, language
> Structure of exposé, abstract, excerpt, seminar paper, master thesis
> Nursing science topics/ The research question
> Types of (scientific) sources
> Introduction to literature management programs
> Activating writing exercises
> Citation - APA Style
> Ways of disseminating research results
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work, presentation
German
Basic principles of ANP:
> Definition of ANP
> History and development of ANP
> Characteristics of an ANP, role of an ANP
> Fields of work and core competencies of an ANP
> Roles and practice development of an ANP
> Opportunities, needs and implementation of ANP
ANP using the example of "heart failure":
> National and international approaches to optimising the care and support of people with heart failure (e.g., the prevention of heart failure)e.g. Heart Failure Disease management programme, care-led heart failure consultations, telenursing, telemonitoring, education programmes, ...)
> Contents of heart failure counselling
> Systematic recording of the current situation of those affected;
>Planning of targeted assessment instruments for recording self-care behaviour
> Outcome parameters and their limits and possibilities for measuring the effectiveness of nursing interventions in people with chronic heart failure (e.g. health related quality of life, knowledge, activity level, depression)
> joint, critical reflection of results of intervention studies from this special area
ANP using the example of "colorectal cancer":
> Tasks and role of the ANP in the care and nursing context for people with oncological diseases
> Implementation possibilities of an ANP in the oncological care context using the example of people with colorectal cancer
> Care theories which can serve as a basis for the care, nursing and support of people with colorectal cancer and their reference system
> Needs of groups of people with health problems - focus: colorectal cancer
> ANP model according to Hamric et al.
> PEPPA framework
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, presentation, discussion, PBL, group work
German-English
> Basics, tasks and objectives of strategic and operational controlling
> Controlling instruments
> Planning process in controlling
> Key figure systems in controlling
> Cost management
Final exam
LV- final written examination
lecture, group work
German
> General ethics: Clarification of essential ethical concepts and positions that play an important role in the professional context
> Introduction to the basic positions of ethical judgement and argumentation
> Applied ethics: Values and conflicts of values in health care, professional codes and areas of responsibility
> Organizational ethics: Organization of communicative self-reflection
> Ethics consulting, Clinical Ethics Committee (CEC)
> Ethical decision-making processes: Methods and models
> Case discussions to build and strengthen the ability to reflect, judge and argue in internal and interdisciplinary dialogue
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work
German
>Language and skills in English needed for Nurse
>Counceling including
>Patient communication
>Empathetic communication
>Suggesting/Giving advice
>Breaking bad news
Continuous assessment
Continuous assessment & final presentation & discussion of a medical research article
group work, input
English
> Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) to frame the nursing task profile in the care of adults of all ages
> supportive use of digital technologies and e-health in the care of adults of all ages
> selected care concepts/ care phenomena such as confusion, hope, compliance/ concordance of medication and loneliness/ social isolation for theoretical framing
> Person-centering to promote wholeness and well-being and as a preventive approach
> Nursing and care of adults at all ages with regard to
> cardiovascular/internal clinical pictures (e.g. apoplectic insult, acute myocardial infarction or diabetes mellitus)
> psychogeriatric clinical pictures (e.g. delirium, dementia or suicidal tendencies)
> Infectious diseases (e.g. tuberculosis or Covid-19)
Continuous assessment
Immanent
Case based learning, group work, lecture
German
"accompany the child with the decompensating heart"
> Decision criteria for the qualification of transplantation
> Possibilities of extracorporeal life support
> nursing care according to HTX
> Pain and delirium management in pediatric patients
"Accompany the former premature baby and his family during the discharge process"
> Recognizing the needs of children (children
> Training and instructional content for clinical discharge preparation of families with premature infants
> Aftercare of former premature babies
> Early support opportunities for former premature babies
"Accompany the autistic child with evidence of neglect due to malnutrition"
> Classification, diagnostic process, symptoms and care approaches for autism
> Signs of neglect and domestic violence
> clinical procedure for the detection of domestic violence
> Communication in autism
Continuous assessment
Immanent
Case based learning, group work, lecture
German
> Basic concepts of public health and health promotion
> Interdisciplinarity of public health, core disciplines of public health and different focuses
> Health in all Policies - determinants of health at the individual, social and community level, level of living and working conditions and overall policy
> Health and social inequality
> Behavioural and relational prevention and health promotion
> Target groups and settings of health promotion
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, presentation, discussion, group work
German
> Writing an exposé for the MA thesis
Continuous assessment
Immanent
group work, lecture
German
> Care quality assurance and development
> Goals, instruments and dimensions of quality management
> Calculation of personnel requirements
> Goals, phases, design levels, strategic analyses, strategic controls, strategic management
> inter- and intragenerational equity
> economic and social objectives of human resources management
> performance and framework conditions of human resources management
> types of personnel recruitment (internal and external), instruments of personnel selection
> incentive systems
> human resources development - systems and instruments
> tasks and objectives of personnel controlling
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work, discussions
German
> Basics in case and care management (basic terms, functions, roles, principles, competence profile, phase model, levels of action and control)
> Case management at case level (prerequisites, criteria, problem and resource analysis, assessment instruments)
> Case management at system level (system concept, concept development, networking, cooperation management)
> Evaluation and documentation in case management
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, case-based learning, group work, discussions, presentation
German
> Constructive dialogue with patients, clients, relatives and colleagues at all organisational levels
> Techniques of active listening
> Routines in management and nursing practice, rituals and ritualised exchange in management settings
> Communication in management (in the context of: motivation, instruction, training)
> Disturbances, conflicts and challenges in nursing management
> Communication possibilities with digital media in the field of e-management
Final exam
LV final oral and written final examination
Group work, discussion
German
>Basics of leadership and leadership styles
>Simulation of leadership situations from different perspectives
>Feedback talks
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, presentation, reflection
German
> Observation in nursing management
> Accompaniment by mentor/ instructor from nursing practice
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work, presentation
German
> Basic principles of human resources development
> Concepts and methods of further education
> Methods of promoting female employees
> Introducing new female employees
> Organisational and team development
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work, discussion
German
> Deepening of qualitative nursing research
> Planning and execution of qualitative research strategies
> Survey methods (focus on qualitative interview and observation)
> Evaluation methods (focus on content analysis) and presentation of the results of the collected data
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, project
German
> Deepening quantitative empirical nursing research
> Construction of a questionnaire
> Research designs
> Samples
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work, exercises
German
> presentation technique and teaching of topics and content
> verbal and non-verbal presentations
> language, voice, speech techniques
> facial expressions, posture and gestures
> advantages and disadvantages of different media in the use of presentations
> tips and tricks for preparing and designing presentations
> selected information on body language
> on the why and how of visualisations and other creative methods
> basics of learning processes and learning or character types, motivation to learn
> applied and literary rhetoric
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, presentation
German
> Advantages and disadvantages / suitability of delegation
> Planning, steering and analysis of negotiations
> Negotiation styles, possibilities and traps
> Communication in negotiation situations
> Principles of the "Harvard Concept
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, reflection, group work
German
> Basics, basic elements and goals of modern knowledge management
> Signs, data, information, knowledge; knowledge dimensions; the knowledge-capability staircase
> Models, barriers and obstacles of knowledge management
> Interrelationships: process management - quality management - knowledge management
> Special challenges of knowledge management in expert organisations
> Organisational learning and learning organisations in health care
> Knowledge management and the Graves Model or the Spiral Dynamics approach
> Basics, basic elements and goals of modern change management
> Framework conditions, basic principles and phases of successful change management
> Images of people, organizational models
> Corporate cultures or commitment in change processes
> Operational and strategic corporate management in change processes/the steering group
> Vision, mission and the organizational goals or strategy for successful change processes
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work, reflection
German
> presentation of terms research application in nursing practice
> inhibiting, promoting factors of research application
> selected implementation models and their focus
> exemplary implementation plan based on processed research results
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, discussion, group work, presentation
German
>Health promotion in different settings
>Health promotion in a European comparison
>Health literacy
>Concrete implementation of health promotion measures
>Epidemiological measures in the context of health promotion
>Risk factors and resources
>Preventive measures in the setting of health and nursing
>Austrian health care
>Public Health - clarification and implementation
Final exam
written exam
lecture, discussion, group work, presentation
German
> Definition of terms of national and international developments
> Importance and goals of internationalization in management
> Introduction and implementation of internationalisation concepts
> Effects on national developments in vocational and educational law in the health care and nursing sector (e.g. challenge in establishing Advanced Nursing Practice, ...)
> Regulations, legal frameworks and economic considerations in health care institutions
> Strategies for involving different stakeholders in the context of management
> Developments in diversity-sensitive qualifications and requirements for the roles of the various occupational groups
> Concepts for migration-sensitive management styles
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work, discussion
German-English
Crisis Management
> Phases of the crisis management process (e.g. conflict diagnosis, dynamics, escalation stages, etc.)
>Various crisis management and mediative communication approaches (Rogers, Rosenberg model, TA, modified Trinergy model,...)
> Methodical use of mediation, techniques and methods of discussion control
> Modern neurobiological findings and their relation to crisis management and mediation
> Diagnosis and typologies of intra- and interorganizational conflicts and crises in organizations and institutions
> Cooperative conflict management through negotiation (e.g. according to the Harvard concept for the prevention of conflicts and crises in management situations, ...)
> Techniques of corporate conflict consulting and the use of targeted mediation techniques
> Overview of types, levels, phases and aetiology of mobbing, staffing, bossing, dealing with whistleblowing
> Practice-oriented concepts and strategies for the successful management of conflicts in management situations and corporate crisis situations
> Crises and conflicts in the team (e.g. team structure, different phases of team building, ...)
Risk Management
> Steps of the risk management process (identification of risks, description of their nature, causes and effects, etc.)
>Analysis of the identified risks with regard to their probability of occurrence and possible effects
> Risk assessment (e.g. from standards and norms)
> Risk management/risk control through measures that reduce hazards and/or the probability of occurrence or make the consequences controllable
>Risk monitoring using parameters that provide information about current risks (risk indicators)
> Risk records to document all processes that take place in connection with risk analysis and assessment
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, presentation, discussion, group work
German
Professionalization
> Leadership competencies and leadership styles
> Methods of team leadership
> Organisational management and organisational cultures
> socio-economic aspects of care management
> Coping with work-related stress (e.g. burnout and burnout prevention, boreout, etc.)
> Motivation and mental hygiene (e.g. strengths, resources, mental exercises, ...)
> Applying solution-oriented strategies in difficult situations
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, presentation, discussion, group work
German
> The changing health care system - The current situation of health care facilities in Austria as a starting point for marketing activities - stocktaking and future prospects
> The meaning, definition and interrelationships of the terms marketing, advertising, public relations, PR - in general and in the context of the health care system
> Hospital marketing (e.g. inpatient and outpatient marketing, nursing care marketing,...)
> Basics of marketing goals (focus on the patient as a customer,...)
> Strategic marketing (e.g. market analyses, marketing strategies, marketing planning, modern marketing mix, 4P rule of marketing, communication instruments,...)
> Advertising (meaning, form and target groups of advertising, advertising instruments,...)
> Public relations in the hospital (internal public, specialist political public, core public, media public,...)
> Advertising in the social networks incl. social media marketing
> Corporate identity
> Brand management (e.g. visual positioning, brand introduction,...)
>Crisis communication in hospitals
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work, presentation, reflection
German
> verbal and non-verbal presentations
> learning motivation from a pedagogical point of view
> methods of training and counselling
> cooperative and collegial counselling (idea of man, basic attitudes, techniques)
> basics of different counselling concepts (client-centred, systemic, cooperative, collegial, ...)
> Techniques and possible applications of counselling concepts
> Comparison of different images of humanity and related basic attitudes
> Role of experts, counsellors and people seeking advice
> Requirements and building blocks for successful discussions
> Diversity as a parameter against the background of the occupational field
> Fields of communication in the occupational context, counselling settings
> Individuality as a focus
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work, discussion, case-based learning
German
Quality Management
> Basics of quality management
> Quality methods and tools
> Quality management systems and models
> Quality indicators
> Continuous improvement process
Project Management
> Project Management Basics
> Project Management Sub-processes
> Phase-oriented application of selected project management methods
> Project definition and project environment analysis
> Project planning and project organization
> Communication in projects
> Introduction to project controlling
> Project conclusion
> Project plan preparation
Continuous assessment
Immanent
lecture, group work, presentation
German-English
> Repetition of basic statistical concepts (data levels, data management)
> Fundamentals and application of descriptive statistics (frequencies, crosstabs, statistical ratios, measures of correlation)
> Fundamentals and application of inferential statistics (concept of significance, Chi-square test, group comparison tests (T-test, U-test, ANOVA, etc.), correlation)
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecure, group work, discussion
German
> Description of the Austrian health care system
>Financing of the Austrian health system
> Aspects of bookkeeping, budgeting, presentation of a balance sheet and a profit and loss account, health controlling and IBLV in health care facilities
Final exam
LV-concluding written final examination
lecture, group work, discussion
German
> Independent work on a relevant topic based on the subject areas ANE, ANC or ANP under the supervision of a supervisor
> Design of the MA thesis
Final exam
Approval of the Master thesis
Independent work supported by coaching
German
> Coaching of small groups to accompany the preparation of the MA thesis
> Presentation of the MA thesis in the small group
> Presentation and discussion of Master theses, with regard to their content and methodological design in accordance with the criteria of the FH Campus Wien and the Department of Applied Nursing Science
Continuous assessment
Immanent
discussion, presentation
German
> The final Master's examination is an oral comprehensive examination before a board of examiners and is designed to assess academic competence and the relevant professional fields (it consists of three parts, each of which must be assessed positively).
> Presentation and discussion of the MA thesis
> Expert discussion
Final exam
overall commission examination
presentation, defence
German
> Health systems: Goals, participants, financing models, health service social insurance model, private insurance model, outpatient care, inpatient care, supply of pharmaceuticals
> The Austrian health care system in international comparison
> The Austrian health care system (figures - data - facts)
> Current reforms and developments in health policy (e-Health - ELGA)
> Care provision and its current challenges
> Comparisons of health care systems and international benchmarks
> Current developments in Austrian health and care management
Continuous assessment
immanent
Lecture, exercises, discussion, processing of learning tasks
German
>Professional and health law
>Labour and social law
>Civil law
>Criminal law
>Administrative law
> legal case work
> Legal structures in the health care system
Final exam
LV-concluding oral final examination
lecture, group work, discussion
German
Times
One or two times per month in blocks on Thursday afternoons or all day Friday and Saturday
Scheduled teaching times, subject to change:
Schedule AN-22 (PDF 151 KB - only available in German)
Number of teaching weeks
14 per semester
As a graduate of this program, a wide range of professional fields and career opportunities are open to you. Find out where your path can lead you.
In addition to management responsibilities in nursing, you will further develop the nursing profession or be active in research projects. In the future you will work in the following areas:
We closely cooperate with the Vienna Healthcare Group, the Vinzentinum Vienna, the Barmherzige Brüder Vienna, the University of Vienna, the Professional Association and other health care institutions. Our cooperations ensure that you have points of contact for your career or your participation in research and development activities. You will find many of our cooperations in the Campusnetzwerk. A look at them is always worthwhile and may lead you to a new job or to an interesting event of our cooperation partners!
Head of Master’s Courses Advanced Nursing Counseling, Advanced Nursing Education, Advanced Nursing Practice, Academic Staff
+43 1 606 68 77-4011
sabine.schweiger@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Favoritenstraße 222, F.1.16
1100 Vienna
+43 1 606 68 77-4040
+43 1 606 68 77-4009
anp@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Office hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Thursday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Head of Academic Course Healthcare and Nursing, Practice Mentoring, Primary Health Care Nursing, Public Health
hans_peter.koellner@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-4081
Academic Staff (Parental Leave)
christina.mogg@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-4014
