Master of Nursing (Rural and Remote)
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Master of Nursing (Rural and Remote)
Overview Advance your nursing skills in the area of rural, remote and isolated practice. Become a remote area nurse with the expertise required to adapt your practice to the social, cultural and geographic challenges in an isolated health care setting. Build your knowledge of the political contexts, legal implications, and…
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Overview
Advance your nursing skills in the area of rural, remote and isolated practice.
Become a remote area nurse with the expertise required to adapt your practice to the social, cultural and geographic challenges in an isolated health care setting.
Build your knowledge of the political contexts, legal implications, and the importance of cultural safety while proving advanced nursing care to rural and remote clients.
Gain the necessary rural and remote nursing training to enhance your clinical decision making for patients who are acutely ill or in an emergency care setting.
Career outcomes
This masters degree opens up leadership opportunities within the public and private health care sectors. You’ll have the relevant expertise to work in a rural or remote health care setting.
Your qualifications provide the specialist skills relevant to remote area nurses. You’ll have the qualifications to apply for rural and remote nursing jobs nationwide.
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