Do you want to further your knowledge and advance your clinical skills? Are you considering becoming a Nurse Practitioner or do you want to test the waters before you start a Master of Nursing? Well the Postgraduate Certificate is for you. Relevant and practical, the Certificate is the only university program in Queensland leading to endorsement in Remote and Isolated Practice, enabling you to prescribe and administer medication. You will also be able to supply and administer immunisations, so what you learn will be very useful on a daily basis. Self-paced and offered externally, the Certificate is available wherever you live in Australia ... we look forward to meeting you online!
Do you work in a small rural hospital, at a mining site, a tourist resort or on a remote pastoral station? Or is the lure of the bush or the beach motivating you to improve your clinical practice? Remote area nurses and frequently referred to as the nursing 'Jack of all Trades'. Having the clinical skills to administer medication and immunisation is just another feather in your cap. Financially there are also many benefits for nurses wishing to work in rural or remote locations.
The four courses comprising the Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice equip Registered Nurses to apply to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) for the endorsements of Remote and Isolated Practice (RIPEN).
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