Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing – PGDipNurs
Nursing
A course by
Massey University
Advance your nursing career with the Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (PGDipNurs), designed to develop advanced practice skills and prepare you for senior nursing or nurse prescriber roles. Flexible distance learning and part-time options are available to support nurses balancing study with employment.
NZ$11,615
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced nursing practice skills
Enhance your professional practice to contribute effectively to people’s health and wellbeing in diverse clinical and community settings.
Demonstrate leadership in nursing
Critically examine political, legislative, economic, and cultural influences in health care provision and demonstrate leadership in nursing roles.
About This Course
The Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (PGDipNurs) at Massey University is aimed at registered nurses seeking to advance their clinical and professional expertise. The qualification develops advanced practice and analytical skills to prepare nurses for senior roles in clinical care, education, or health service management. Students study compulsory and elective courses covering health research, clinical decision-making, leadership, critical care, mental health, pharmacology, and more. Flexible study modes enable ongoing employment, with compulsory on-campus contact workshops for some courses. The diploma also allows progression toward a Master of Nursing or related qualifications.
Course Content
- Health Research Design and Method
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Health Systems Management
- Contemporary Issues in Health Service Management
- Issues in Nursing
- Managing Long Term Conditions
- Contemporary Approaches to Clinical Teaching and Learning
- Pain Management
- Assessment and Clinical Decision-Making in Mental Health
- Applied Ethics for Professional Practice
- Clinical Specialty: Older Persons' Health
- Psychological Interventions in Mental Health
- Kawa Whakaruruhau and Cultural Safety in Clinical Practice
- Wound Management
- Primary Health Care in Practice
- Assessment and Clinical Decision-Making
- Leadership in Nursing
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Advanced Critical Care Nursing
- Foundations in Critical Care Nursing
- Registered Nurse Prescribing Practicum
- Health and Well-being of Children and Young People
- Advanced Occupational Health and Safety
- Sleep and Circadian Science for Health Practitioners
Build towards these roles
Advanced clinical nursing rolesSenior nursing positionsPreparation for Nurse Prescriber registration
Build skills in these industries
HealthcareNursing
