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Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Rural and Remote)

Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Rural and Remote)

Overview UniSQ’s Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Rural and Remote) is designed for registered nurses who want to develop their expertise in rural and isolated healthcare delivery. Gain an understanding of the social, cultural and geographic features that affect health and health care provision in remote communities, such as appropriate emergency…

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Health and Medicine, Nursing
University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Overview

UniSQ’s Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Rural and Remote) is designed for registered nurses who want to develop their expertise in rural and isolated healthcare delivery.
Gain an understanding of the social, cultural and geographic features that affect health and health care provision in remote communities, such as appropriate emergency care in the absence of certain support services.
Expand your critical thinking and decision making for self-directed and accountable nursing practices.

Further study

After completing the Graduate Certificate of Nursing, there will be the option to take the credit from the courses and continue to complete the Graduate Diploma of Nursing or the Master of Nursing.

Career outcomes

A rural nurse can find work in region towns, Indigenous communities farming and mining communities, tourism, refugee and international communities, where healthcare services are often limited.

REQUIREMENTS

Completed a 3-year bachelor degree, or equivalent, in the area of nursing from a recognised university. Hold a current professional registration as a Division 1 Nurse, or equivalent, with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or relevant regulatory body in applicant’s home country.

IELTS (Academic only) – a minimum of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1          QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242          Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243          Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244          QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022

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University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.

1          QS Stars World University Rankings, 2024
2          Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 2024
3          Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 2024
4          QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022

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