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Graduate Diploma in Nursing

Gain knowledge and clinical skills from 8 online subjects, completed in 16 months part-time.

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JCU Online - GradDipNurs (Advanced Practice)

The Graduate Diploma of Nursing from James Cook University is a versatile course that offers three majors: Advanced Practice, Education, and Leadership and Management. For the Advanced Practice major, students study advanced health assessment, applied health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, effective clinical governance, informatics for health professionals, persuasive communication, quality use of medicines in practice, and synthesising evidence for healthcare. The program is fully online and accelerated, allowing you to finish in 16 months while working full-time.

JCU Online - GradDipNurs (Education)

The postgraduate nursing program at James Cook University is open to registered nurses and midwives. For the Education major, students study clinical coaching, contemporary healthcare education, effective clinical governance, informatics for health professionals, persuasive communication, principles of education for the health professional, synthesising evidence for healthcare, and teaching in practice settings. Subjects are completed one at a time over a series of 7-week teaching blocks.

3. Leadership and Management

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Choose a Leadership and Management concentration to learn how to manage people and work activities in the healthcare industry. Courses in this area cover topics such as leadership, management, change management, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Graduates may pursue career opportunities as nurse managers, nurse executives, clinical directors, or other leadership roles in health care. You may also advance your career in applied nursing and take on more challenging roles that require coordination and managerial skills.

JCU Online - GradDipNurs (Leadership and Management)

James Cook University offers a flexible postgraduate program for nurses with different majors and the option to use completed subjects as credit towards master's degrees. For this major, you will examine business and finance for the health manager, conflict and dispute resolution in healthcare, effective clinical governance, ethics and health management, informatics for health professionals, leading and managing in health, persuasive communication, and synthesising evidence for healthcare. Students are trained to perform leader and managerial roles within health services organisations.

SCU Online - GDMHN

The Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing program from SCU Online is recognised by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). Graduates can apply for Credentialed Mental Health Nurse (CMHN) certification. The curriculum will develop your ability to provide responsive care for patients. Coursework includes topics like developing a healthcare portfolio, promoting wellness throughout the lifespan, addressing physical healthcare, and facilitating behavioural change. Students need access to mental health practice while studying online.

† Online courses are available in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Gold Coast, Newcastle. Australia-wide.