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The University of Notre Dame Australia

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Graduate Diploma of Nursing

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia is designed for Registered Nurses seeking to advance their careers. It offers part-time study options and covers areas such as mental health, governance, and leadership.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 - 1 semesters full-time, 2 - 4 semesters part-time
Course Code
4086
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Jul

About this course

Graduate Diploma of Nursing

Are you a practising Registered Nurse with a desire to further your nursing career? Our Graduate Diploma of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia offers you the chance to upgrade your qualifications over a two-year period. This part-time program is open to you even if you have no degree but can demonstrate practical nursing skills. We have allowed limited contact time so you can combine your work with this postgraduate program. Contact us today to see if you qualify.

Why study this degree?

If you have a desire to further your nursing career and advance the level at which you currently work, the Graduate Diploma of Nursing is designed to assist you to develop your expertise while working full-time in the field.

Our post-graduate qualification covers areas such as mental health, governance, management and leadership, education, acute care, evidence-based practice and research and professional development.

Consideration will be given to those who do not have a relevant degree but who have a wealth of nursing experience. Additional support will be offered to such applicants.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

  • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or provisional registration, whichever is applicable at the time of commencement
  • Nursing or other appropriate degree or the equivalent
  • Minimum of one year relevant post registration nursing experience.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Broome

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Nursing graduates will be able to:

  1. Synthesise advanced theoretical knowledge and skills required of the Registered Nurse to undertake increasingly complex nursing activities
  2. Critique the effectiveness of national and international models of nursing practice and policy to continually improve outcomes for patients in the hospital and community
  3. Employ critical thinking and clinical reasoning to solve ethical and legal dilemmas in the culturally and socially diverse healthcare environment
  4. Communicate and negotiate with influence to achieve optimum patient care outcomes
  5. Collaborate with a range of professionals to achieve the common goals of best possible healthcare outcomes for individuals and communities
  6. Reflect on practice to facilitate awareness and knowledge of one's own cognition and abilities, establishing a mechanism for lifelong learning
  7. Actively contribute to the professional development of a range of members of the healthcare team
  8. Conduct national and international research retrieval and enquiry to inform contemporary nursing practice

Career pathways

Career opportunities

Designed specifically for working professionals, the Graduate Diploma of Nursing can be combined with full time employment, with weekly contact between two and four hours per subject.

A Graduate Diploma of Nursing will allow you to advance your nursing career into a leadership role.

Course structure

Program summary

Subjects can be selected from the following study areas:

  • Mental Health
  • Governance
  • Education
  • Research
  • Professional Development
  • Management and Leadership
  • Acute Care
  • Evidence based practice and research

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

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