Why study postgraduate nursing and midwifery at Flinders?

Acute care nurses have immediate impacts on the lives of their patients and their families. In as little as six months you can develop the skills and expertise to effectively deliver urgent medical attention in cases of severe injury, acute care surgery, chronic conditions, or infectious diseases. Acute care nurses are at the forefront of patient treatment and recovery in a range of nursing environments and clinical settings including emergency and paediatrics.

Nurse practitioners have the expertise and authority required to prescribe medications and assess and diagnose health conditions. Build life changing knowledge and skills to provide this skilful care to individuals, families, and communities to prevent illness, promote healthy lifestyles and manage a range of emerging complex health issues. Prepare yourself for an advanced practice role and develop the skills necessary to provide leadership within your area of practice.

Gain a deeper clinical and theoretical knowledge base in primary health care. Boost your career and experiences by exploring the rewards and challenges that come with primary health care nursing. Primary health care nurses work in a range of settings and are often the first level of contact within the health system. Workplaces can include community settings, GP, residential aged care, educational or occupational settings.

Gain life-changing skills and knowledge to provide critically ill patients with immediate intensive care needs. In as little as one year you will build critical reasoning and problem-solving skills to care for patients with high-acuity, life threatening conditions. You will develop evidence-based nursing research skills to plan, implement and evaluate care in critical care environments, such as hospital intensive care units (ICU).

Become a leader and boost your career in as little as one year. Gain life-changing knowledge and specialised skills to effectively prioritise, manage and provide advanced care to patients who present at hospital emergency departments. Further develop skills in leadership, critical thinking, and teamwork.

Pursue specialised practice in child, adolescent, and family health nursing in the community. Learn to appreciate the cultural and emotional needs of families with young children, allowing them to thrive and grow in supportive environments. In as little as a year, you’ll be prepared for work in community child and family health services, with a focus on early years but knowledge and skills also for middle childhood and adolescent health care.

Gain life changing specialist skills and knowledge to practice mental health nursing in an acute care setting. Prepare yourself to respond to and care for people with mental health challenges such as depression, schizophrenia, or psychosis. You will gain an understanding of what impact mental health has on the provision of overall care within the health care system.

Our Graduate Certificate can be undertaken by anyone from a health profession – not just nursing. This suite of diabetes management and education courses will equip you to contribute to research in this area, as well as boost your ability to lead a multidisciplinary team to provide skilful care to people with diabetes, one of the biggest challenges confronting Australia’s health system.

This course will open a new door to your health career and a potential pathway towards a PhD. Prepare to contribute to the present and future development of health care services and the nursing profession. You will have the opportunity to conduct research in an area of your interest with the support of individualised supervision. Boost your competency in reviewing, critiquing and synthesising literature to support your research, as well as applying for ethical approval and funding.