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You can start your clinical education course in February or July - and complete the four subjects in eight to ten months. Part-time online study offers ultimate flexibility, with everything from lectures and tutorials to assessments online and available whenever it suits you to fit them in. You'll benefit from personalised support and the expertise of Australia's most experienced online uni.
Start your postgraduate nursing journey with a graduate certificate to upskill with the latest knowledge. Then choose to apply for a Graduate Diploma or Master of Nursing, or come back when you are ready and receive credit for your completed graduate certificate.
Our nursing academics are known for their research excellence in key areas of nursing: health equity, refugee child health, aboriginal child and family health, developing nursing capacity for advanced nursing practice, Parkinson's disease, chronic care nursing, dementia, and rural ageing.
With a nursing graduate certificate, you'll be able to demonstrate the clinical and decision-making skills you need to provide high level care in complex circumstances. You'll collaborate with other health professionals as you work to improve health outcomes, and you'll influence all levels of care while promoting quality health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and healthcare systems through strong leadership and sound research. Utilise your critical-thinking skills and ability to apply evidence to practice, so you can transition into diverse and challenging nursing roles. These could include leadership and advanced nursing practice positions, including clinical nurse specialist, clinical nurse educator, nurse educator, clinical nurse consultant and nurse manager.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| HLT518 | Foundations of Clinical Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| HLT521 | Teaching and Learning in Clinical Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS566 | Advanced Nursing Practice | 8 credit pts |
| Select one (1) subject from the following: | ||||
| BMS536 | Applied Pharmacology for Nursing Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| GER402 | Health, Wellbeing and Family Care in Later Life | 8 credit pts | ||
| GER501 | Contemporary Issues in Gerontology | 8 credit pts | ||
| HML407 | Leadership Practice and Influence in Health Services | 4 credit pts | ||
| HML502 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | 8 credit pts | ||
| HML504 | Financial Management in Health Services | 8 credit pts | ||
| HML505 | Managing Change Projects in Health Services | 16 credit pts | ||
| HML508 | Innovation and Change Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS528 | Child Health Care and Promotion | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS532 | Health Assessment for Advancing Nursing Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS533 | Advancing Emergency Care Nursing Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS555 | Palliative Care in Advanced Nursing Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS570 | Strengthening Primary Health Care with Rural Communities | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS571 | Working with Communities to Develop Mental Health Care, Capacity and Resilience | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS572 | Optimising Health: Living well with Chronic and Complex Conditions | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS575 | Leadership and Clinical Governance in Aged Care | 4 credit pts | ||
| NRS576 | Clinical Leadership in Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS577 | Leading Healthcare Improvement | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS578 | Advanced Clinical Assessment of the Older Person | 4 credit pts |
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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