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Study postgraduate health & medical science online with Australian Catholic University through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management in Healthcare equips students with skills to examine organisational culture, management concepts, governance and quality improvement within the health care workplace. Students will explore concepts relating to change management and outcomes, leadership strategies and skills, along with ethical, moral and social justice dimensions within the health care sector.This course provides a foundation for students who wish to pursue a management or leadership role within their health care workplace.

Start your journey towards a career in health management with this online leadership course. You’ll cover ethics, organisational culture, and leading transformation. Work on developing personal leadership characteristics.

Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management in Healthcare

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.ACU Online offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in speciality practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen speciality, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.In the cardiac care specialisation, you will explore critical care concepts through the lens of a person- and family-centred focus. Modules explore acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Rhythm interpretation and common dysrhythmias through normal 12 lead ECG and interpretation of abnormal findings are also embedded within the speciality modules. Other topics such as cardiomyopathy &amp; cardiac valves, Implantable devices, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac rehabilitation and palliative care in cardiac nursing care are embedded in this speciality module.This course also offers specialisations in the following areas:<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Correctional Health)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Medical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Renal)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Surgical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Neuroscience)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Perioperative).</li></ul>Visit ACU Postgraduate Programs for Nurses, for more information.

Care for patients with heart diseases and conditions. You’ll gain specialist skills and knowledge to support patients needing cardiovascular care. Graduate and progress into more rewarding roles or continue your nursing studies.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Cardiac Care)

Building on the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, the Graduate Diploma offers units in healthcare ethics, leadership, and a unit interpreting health research. An understanding of evidence-based practice and different research approaches is fundamental to research inquiry and is essential to enable postgraduate students to critically evaluate research literature, and to undertake health inquiry, workplace projects or health research. In addition, the Graduate Diploma offers a specified unit in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an intervention of choice in contemporary mental health service delivery and is an effective treatment option.Current mental health postgraduate programs in Australia focus on either acute mental health care settings or generic mental health. ACU’s Master of Mental Health Nursing has been developed specifically for nursing clinicians entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and to those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications.In the current period of mental health service provision reform, there has been a shift in focus from acute inpatient treatment to recovery-oriented practice, so the workforce requires professional development opportunities to keep pace with such changes.

Build on your mental health nursing skills and experience. Upskill to provide personalised care focused on recovery. You’ll cover social inclusion, healthcare ethics, and CBT. Reflect on your practice. Build leadership skills. 

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Our suite of Mental Health Nursing programs are developed specifically for nurses entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications. You will gain knowledge and skills across a range of mental health settings, including acute care, community mental health, and psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery services. Develop advanced leadership skills while you gain a more comprehensive understanding of the health care system and use your expertise to become a change agent.The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing addresses current mental health perspectives and practices and gives you a comprehensive understanding of illness as well as wellness. The inclusion of diversity and lifetime perspectives will ensure that you are practice ready. In the Graduate Certificate you will undertake units in recovery-oriented mental health, holistic individual centred mental health practice, health promotion and social inclusion along with a unit to develop an in-depth understanding in practitioners of their practice.Current mental health postgraduate programs in Australia focus on either acute mental health care settings or generic mental health. ACU’s Master of Mental Health Nursing has been developed specifically for nursing clinicians entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and to those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications.In the current period of mental health service provision reform, there has been a shift in focus from acute inpatient treatment to recovery-oriented practice, so the workforce requires professional development opportunities to keep pace with such changes.

Add a formal postgraduate mental health qualification to your nursing skill set. You’ll cover current mental health perspectives and practices. Build leadership skills. Intervene and support people in their recovery from mental illness.

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing

The Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management in Healthcare offers students the opportunity to build on their administrative or management foundations by evaluating current approaches to policy development and implementation in health care delivery.The structure of this course allows students to select a project stream or a research stream relevant to healthcare.

Build practical leadership skills for a wide range of healthcare environments. You’ll explore current approaches in play with healthcare administrators and managers. Delve into policy and planning. Work on coaching and mentoring.

Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management in Healthcare

The ACU Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education supports educators of health professionals to develop advanced knowledge and skill required to promote change through innovative, engaging and evidence-based education. By building on the foundational knowledge and skill developed through the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, this course aims to prepare students with advanced understanding of complex concepts related to learning and teaching of health professions. The course provides students with an understanding of research and ethics in health professional education, and the role these essential elements play in leading practice improvement and through reflective practice, critical inquiry, scholarship and research. Furthermore, the course will provide students with advanced understanding of contemporary teaching practices relevant to health professional education today.This course is designed for educators of health professions seeking a pathway to scholarship and leadership in health professional education.

Discover creative new approaches to education in healthcare settings. You’ll pick up contemporary teaching practices and cover topics like curriculum design and ethics. Implement and evaluate quality teaching plans. Explore the role of research.

Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education

The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.In the Graduate Diploma of Clinical Nursing, you will have the choice of a Project Stream, or a Research Stream.The Research Stream offers students the opportunity to start developing foundational knowledge of concepts related to research. The Research Stream is ideal for those wanting to undertake future scholarly research that will contribute to healthcare knowledge and advance their academic or professional careers.The Project Stream introduces students to theory-based leadership practices, developing knowledge and skills necessary for leading health service transformation. The Project Stream is suited for those seeking to enhance their leadership and problem-solving abilities while addressing key challenges in their professional healthcare setting.ACU Online offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in specialty practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen specialty, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing (without a specialisation) focuses on developing your skills and knowledge as a registered nurse enabling you to effectively work across a diverse range of clinical settings. You will learn how to critically analyse and evaluate complex clinical presentations and apply your newly-acquired knowledge to effectively assess and problem solve in any health care environment. Modules within this specialisation cover integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the significance of polypharmacy in the context of pain assessment, and management. In the correctional health specialisation, the mental health of prisoners is comprehensively and extensively covered. Modules include the importance of physical health, healthcare management, and consequences of accelerated ageing of the prison population.Older persons require a multi-faceted approach to care and the gerontological nursing specialisation will support you to undertake risk assessment, clinical decision-making and to implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure the delivery of quality and safe person-centred care to older persons.The medical specialisation explores acute and chronic medical conditions across multiple biological systems with modules covering integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the significance of polypharmacy in an ageing population. Foci include common respiratory conditions, the significance of infection control and the implications of hospital acquired infections.The renal specialisation explores acute renal conditions as well as living with renal disease and the role of the nurse in primary health care for people suffering chronic renal disease. You will explore the role of vascular access devices in the care of the person with Renal disease and infection control considerations, haemo and peritoneal dialysis.The surgical specialisation explores acute and chronic health conditions that require surgical intervention. Modules include principles and management of nursing care across the pre-operative, post-operative and discharge, surgical care continuum. Content related to surgical comorbidities, common surgical procedures, surgical safety, risk assessment and the early recognition and timely escalation of deterioration to mitigate patient harm is extensively covered. The impact that pre-operative and post-operative complications have for surgical patient outcomes, and discharge planning, will also be detailed. The neuroscience specialisation explores acute and chronic neurological conditions and the role of the nurse in providing evidence-based family and person-centered nursing care in a neuroscience setting. You will explore critical care concepts, including integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics. You will be supported to develop knowledge and skills to critically appraise and evaluate evidence that ensure patients with acute and chronic and complex neuroscience conditions are delivered high quality and safe care.In the cardiac care specialisation, you will explore critical care concepts through the lens of a person- and family-centred focus. Modules explore acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Rhythm interpretation and common dysrhythmias through normal 12 lead ECG and interpretation of abnormal findings are also embedded within the specialty modules. Other topics such as cardiomyopathy &amp; cardiac valves, Implantable devices, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac rehabilitation and palliative care in cardiac nursing care are embedded in this specialty module.In the intensive care specialisation you will undertake advanced exploration of critical care concepts, including anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and the significance of polypharmacy in critically ill patient. You will develop your understanding of pathophysiology related to ICU-specific pathologies and will strengthen your ability to analyse and evaluate the impact of disease processes, make ethical decisions that are person and family-centred, while providing evidence-based care.The perioperative specialisation explores the operating theatre environment through the lens of a person- and family-centred focus. Modules cover integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the significance of polypharmacy in the context of pain assessment, and management and surgical risk models

Advance your nursing practice with this online course designed for registered nurses. Choose a clinical specialisation, or the project or research stream. Strengthen your clinical judgement, leadership and evidence-based care for complex settings.

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.ACU Online offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in specialty practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen specialty, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (without a specialisation) focuses on developing your skills and knowledge as a registered nurse enabling you to effectively work across a diverse range of clinical settings. You will learn how to critically analyse and evaluate complex clinical presentations and apply your newly-acquired knowledge to effectively assess and problem solve in any health care environment. Modules within this specialisation cover integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the significance of polypharmacy in the context of pain assessment, and management.This course also offers specialisations in the following areas:<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Correctional Health)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Medical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Renal)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Surgical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Neuroscience)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Cardiac Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Perioperative).</li></ul>Visit ACU Postgraduate Programs for Nurses, for more information.

For registered nurses striving to provide effective, culturally sensitive, and patient-focused care. You’ll cover anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and more. Analyse and tackle complex clinical presentations with confidence. Connect theory and practice.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.ACU offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in speciality practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen specialty, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.The perioperative specialisation explores the operating theatre environment through the lens of a person- and family-centred focus. Modules cover integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the significance of polypharmacy in the context of pain assessment, and management and surgical risk models.This course also offers specialisations in the following areas:<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Correctional Health)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Medical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Renal)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Surgical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Neuroscience)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Cardiac Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care).</li></ul>Visit ACU Postgraduate Programs for Nurses, for more information.

Care for patients in operating suites and day surgery units. You’ll gain the specialist skills and knowledge needed to provide comprehensive management of patients in surgery. Graduate and progress into more rewarding roles or continue your nursing studies.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Perioperative)

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.ACU Online offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in speciality practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen speciality, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.The intensive care specialisation will explore critical care concepts within the intensive care specialisation. This specialisation is offered through our affiliate model where you will undertake two of the four course units with an ACU affiliate facility where you will be employed in the intensive care setting. The other two units you will undertake online with ACU where you will explore integral anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the significance of polypharmacy in patients with a critical condition.This course also offers specialisations in the following areas:<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Correctional Health)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Medical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Renal)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Surgical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Neuroscience)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Cardiac Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Perioperative).</li></ul>Visit ACU Postgraduate Programs for Nurses, for more information.

Care for patients in with life-threatening conditions. You’ll gain the specialist skills and knowledge needed to respond to complex healthcare problems. Graduate and progress into more rewarding roles or continue your nursing studies.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care)

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