Advance your career in acute care

Nurses are highly respected members of the community. They care for patients in a range of settings and touch lives with empathy, compassion and humour.

This specialisation is suited to nurses currently practising in medical, surgical and high acuity areas who want to build their acute care competencies for senior positions. Courses are delivered online with only one two-day campus workshop per semester, so the program is ideal for rural or remote nurses.

What will you do?

Our Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science (Acute Care Nursing) has a strong focus on the therapeutic relationship between nurse and patient. You will:

• work through six courses, three with an acute care focus
• explore professional issues such as accountability, ethics, advocacy, leadership and cultural competence
• consider current theories, debates and issues in acute care
• build skills for research and evidence-based practice.