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H6F Graduate Diploma of Nursing

The Graduate Diploma provides additional an specialisation not available at the Graduate Certificate level.
This is Child and Family Health Nursing

Please contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Sheryl Brennan.
Students may also undertake a non-specialist Graduate Diploma of Nursing by choosing four 12.5% units from across the specialisations excluding the practice units of "Child & Family Health" and "Mental Health/Pscyhiatric Nursing". In addition they must undertake the core unit, CNA701 Research and Project Management in Clinical Nursing (25%) and two 12.5% health studies elective units or equivalent.
Please note, as shown in the pyramid below, students may progress from a Graduate Diploma of Nursing to a Master of Clinical Nursing by completing 2 extra 25% units.



Course Units - taught through This School

Unit CodeUnit Title
CNA109Student Initiated Project in Aged Care
CNA503Rehabilitation Nursing 1
CNA504Rehabilitation Nursing 2
CNA506Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
CNA508Foundations of Children's Nursing 2
CNA511Oncology Nursing 1
CNA512Oncology Nursing 2
CNA513Foundations of Community Nursing Practice
CNA514Oncology Nursing 3
CNA515Foundations of Health and Wellbeing in the Community
CNA519Cardiovascular Nursing 2
CNA520Cardiovascular Nursing 3
CNA521Contemporary Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Practice
CNA522Cultural Aspects of Immigration Nursing
CNA523Contemporary Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Theory
CNA525Contemporary Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing Theory
CNA527Contemporary Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing Practice
CNA529Special Care of the Newborn Practice
CNA530Special Care of the Newborn Theory
CNA532Anaesthetics & Recovery Nursing 1
CNA534Anaesthetics & Recovery Nursing 2
CNA535Neurological Nursing 1
CNA536Neurological Nursing 2
CNA538Neurological Nursing 3
CNA540Cardiovascular Nursing 1
CNA562Foundations of Renal Nursing
CNA573Contemporary Renal Replacement Therapy
CNA576Self Management in Renal Nursing
CNA601Nurses & Conflict: War Experiences
CNA603Context of Diabetes Mellitus
CNA604Diabetes Mellitus Nursing: Interventions and Outcomes
CNA605Respiratory Nursing: Improving Self-Management for Clients
CNA613Project Management for Health Professionals
CNA618Trauma Nursing
CNA626High Dependency Nursing
CNA632Teaching & Learning in Clinical Practice
CNA672Research for Clinical Practice A
CNA688Research for Clinical Practice B
CNA699Professional Development in Nursing
CNA727Immunisation Education for Registered Nurses
CNA728Food, Culture and Health
CNA729Responding to Domestic Violence
CNA738Biological Therapies in Mental Health Care
CNA739Psychological Therapies in Mental Health Care
CNA740Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Theory 1
CNA741Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Theory 2
CNA742Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Practice 1
CNA743Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Practice 2
CNA750Healthy Ageing
CNA751Health Assessment and Ageing
CNA752Child and Family Health Nursing Clinical Practice 1
CNA753Child and Family Health Nursing Clinical Practice 2
CNA754Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Practice
CNA755Contemporary Perioperative Nursing Practice
CNA756Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Theory
CNA757Contemporary Perioperative NursingTheory
CNA758Foundations of Child and Family Health Nursing
CNA759Theoretical Aspects of Child and Family Health Nursing
CNA765Acute Care Management of the Child and Family Theory
CNA767Acute Care Management of the Child & Family Practice
CNA770Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Practice
CNA771Contemporary Critical Care Nursing Practice
CNA772Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Science
CNA773Contemporary Critical Care Nursing Science
CNA780Communication and Assessment in Acute Nursing
CNA781Practice Advancement in Acute Nursing
CNA782The Illness Experience
CNA783The Politics of Acute Care Nursing
CNA784Foundations of Emergency Nursing Practice
CNA785Clinical Perspectives of Emergency Nursing Practice
CNA786Foundations of Emergency Nursing Science
CNA787Triage and Complex Management of the Emergency and Trauma Patient
CRH500Introduction to Health Informatics

Course Units - taught through other Schools

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