PG Cert Nursing

University of Essex Online

Keen to step up within your role as a nurse? Interested in broadening your horizons or improving your ability to manage? Our 100% online and part-time short postgraduate nursing course is designed for practising nurses who are keen to continue their professional development and take on new challenges within their field.You will have the ability to customise your studies by selecting from a range of modules in various healthcare and management topics alongside our compulsory offer, including:the management of disease, including pathophysiology and pharmacologythe principles of pain managementthe theoretical knowledge required to support the delivery and management of diabetes care both in primary and secondary healthcare settingsthe role of nurses in meeting the needs of vulnerable individuals, groups and communitiesthe scientific concepts underpinning infection control and preventioncontemporary models and strategies to guide the design of effective health promotion activitiespractical leadership skills underpinned by a critical appreciation of leadership theoryUpon completion of your PG Cert Nursing,?we offer the opportunity for you to progress on to study for a PG Dip Nursing (120 credits) or an MSc Nursing (180 credits).Teaching methodsStudying online gives you the freedom to study when and where it suits you – at home, during your lunch hour or anywhere else you have internet access. International students residing in specific regions outside the UK may be eligible for a scholarship of up to 20% on the remaining intakes in the 2025-26 academic year of our undergraduate and postgraduate online courses. Students residing in Africa can also enjoy a 20% scholarship for the remaining intakes in the 2025-26 academic year of all eligible undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

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