Graduate Diploma in Nursing

Program Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing at Western Sydney University equips Registered Nurses with advanced knowledge and skills for clinical leadership, teaching, aged care, primary health care, and research. Graduates can pursue leadership roles in various healthcare settings, including community health, mental health, and aged care, or engage in research and education.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing program at Western Sydney University provides Registered Nurses with the theoretical knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary for advanced practice in clinical settings. Upon completion, graduates can synthesize and apply advanced nursing concepts to lead nursing practice and optimize health outcomes. The program offers five majors to choose from:

• Clinical Leadership: Prepares students for clinical leadership roles such as clinical nurse specialist and clinical nurse consultant.
• Clinical Teaching: Provides formal education in clinical teaching to enhance existing teaching experience or develop skills in this area.
Graduates may assume leadership roles in clinical teaching, such as clinical nurse educator, nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and undergraduate placement facilitator.
• Aged Care: Focuses on contemporary aged care to enhance clinical experience or provide skill development for nursing excellence in providing quality aged care.
Graduates may take on leadership roles in nursing within aged care services.
• Primary Health Care: Provides a holistic approach to health care within an integrated, dynamic, and complex health system.
Graduates may pursue leadership roles in health care settings that promote health, such as community health services, schools, and medical centers.
• Research Studies: Offers foundation-level research training to increase involvement in research within the clinical setting or prepare students for admission to a research higher degree.
Graduates may function as active members of a research team or seek admission to a higher degree research program.

Careers:

Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Nursing program can pursue a wide range of career opportunities in various sectors and industries, including:

• Community health
• Mental health care services
• Disability services
• Rehabilitation services
• Aged care services
• Research and Education