Graduate Diploma in Nursing

Description

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing provide the opportunity for registered nurses to acquire an advanced level of knowledge and skills in nursing practice, and to prepare registered nurses for specialist roles in selected areas of health care. The course demonstrates a clear integration with advanced practice competencies that have been established by key professional nursing organisations and various specialty nursing groups. The course thus aims to further develop expertise in areas including advanced nursing practice in selected specialties, nursing research and scholarship, and leadership and management in health care.

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing fully articulates with the Master of Nursing and is offered for domestic and international students who are eligible for registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Study areas - The following majors are offered in this course:

- Acute Care *
- Ageing and Dementia Studies
- Cancer Nursing *
- Emergency Nursing *
- Intensive Care Nursing *
- Paediatric, Child and Youth Health Nursing *
- Professional Studies
- Women's Health

* Not available to international students

Students may follow one of the following pathways - Clinical, Professional and Research.
In addition, students elect to undertake their studies in one of three pathway options - clinical, professional, or research. This allows students to tailor their study program to individual professional development needs.

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing fully articulates with the Master of Nursing.

Requirements

An applicant must be:

• registered as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or the nurse regulatory authority in the student’s state or territory of residence
• have gained a degree in nursing (or equivalent) from a recognised institution
• normally have at least one year of appropriate post-registration clinical experience
• meet any additional requirements for the study area chosen.

Alternatively, applicants may be admitted on the basis of relevant experience at the discretion of the Head of School of Nursing.

Applicants must provide original or certified documentary evidence for each entry requirement. For example: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or equivalent registration; Nursing academic qualifications (if not awarded by QUT), that is, an award certificate and academic transcripts; and a supervisor signed letter or a statement of service to confirm your post-registration experience and your current employment position (where required for a study area).

All applicants should also complete the questionnaire to accompany their applications available at http://www.studentservices.qut.edu.au/pdfs/forms/pg_forms/PostgradNursingQuestion.pdf

Notes

The purpose of this area of study is to enable students who do not wish to undertake in-depth study in a particular specialty to have maximum flexibility to select a program of study relevant to their needs. The program is designed to extend and enhance existing nursing knowledge and skills; build confidence and leadership skills; provide a forum for critical examination of contemporary nursing; attain academic experience and qualifications; and foster an understanding of nursing within the broader umbrella of health care.

Graduate Diploma in Nursing students who choose this major will complete three core units, and five elective units. The elective options enable students to customise their program of study to meet individual learning needs.