Graduate Diploma of Nursing

The Graduate Diploma of Nursing is designed to extend knowledge gained through your undergraduate nursing studies and to further develop your foundation research skills.

The course provides evidence-based practice, leadership skills and principles, and managing professional development.

Principles inherent in a cultural safety framework underpin the course to highlight the centrality of quality and safety in health care.

It is expected that you will already be employed or have recent experience as a nurse.

As part of this course, you will undertake assessments which have direct applications to your professional practice and context.

On completion of this course, you may progress to the master's qualification specific to your discipline, with advanced standing for completed studies.

Core Units(4 units) - 40cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points as per the list of units detailed below: HEA505 Facilitating Clinical Learners HEA519 Quality and Safety in Healthcare HEA541 Culture in Practice MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues

Specialist Electives(4 units) - 40cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from one of the specialisations detailed below: Clinical Appraisal HEA572 Applied Health Project A (20 credit points) HEA573 Applied Health Project B (20 credit points) Health Services Management HEA506 The Health Workforce HEA515 Health Informatics HEA516 Leading for Change (20 credit points)

Electives(0 units) - 0cp

There are no elective units available in this course.

- 80cp

Total Credit Points

Applicants must hold current registration as a registered nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). All applicants must provide evidence of recent experience in their field of nursing specialisation in their SATAC application.