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Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code C96

This course is for nurses who want to apply an advanced body of knowledge in a specialist context. Throughout this course you will enhance your understanding of recent developments in your chosen area of professional practice. You will further develop your knowledge and understanding of critical thinking and evidence-based practice to improve the experiences of consumers and their families.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate specialised knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of audiences in the chosen field of nursing practice.
  2. Apply independent judgement when reviewing, analysing and evaluating complex nursing problems to generate creative solutions.
  3. Demonstrate professional clinical management skills by initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care within a chosen field of practice.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 8)

  • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 1 Year
  • Part Time: 2 Years

Course Delivery

  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Yvonne MIDDLEWICK

Course Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
Unit from Specialisationx 360
MNP6101Evidence-based Practice and Research Design20
NCS6100Nursing Cultural Studies20
NUR6116Evaluating Practice in Health20

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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