Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Rural and Remote)
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Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Rural and Remote)
Overview Develop your clinical decision-making skills for a rural and remote setting and gain the qualifications required to effectively work as a remote nurse. Build an understanding of the legal framework supporting your practice. Benefit from work-based learning and advance your physical examination and diagnostic skills. You’ll build knowledge of…
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Overview
Develop your clinical decision-making skills for a rural and remote setting and gain the qualifications required to effectively work as a remote nurse.
Build an understanding of the legal framework supporting your practice.
Benefit from work-based learning and advance your physical examination and diagnostic skills. You’ll build knowledge of specific drugs that registered nurses may need to obtain, supply and administer in an advanced practice context.
You can fit study into your life and career while studying part-time and online.
Further study
After completing the Graduate Diploma of Nursing, you can take credit from these courses and continue to complete the Master of Nursing.
Career outcomes
Graduates can find rural and remote nursing jobs in a variety of contexts where healthcare services are often limited.
REQUIREMENTS
- Completed a 3-year bachelor degree in the area of nursing from an Australian university, or equivalent.
- Hold a current Professional Registration as a Division 1 nurse, or equivalent, with either 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
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
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.
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â QS Stars World University Rankings, 2024
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 2024
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 2024
4         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022