The course is designed to meet the educational needs of registered nurses who are working in the diverse digital health environment and wish to extend their skills. The course aims to provide nurses with knowledge and understanding of all aspects of digital health within a professional legal, moral and ethical framework that reflects current best practice.

Students are provided with the opportunity to reflect on and critique their experiences considering current literature and research. The course also aims to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to clinical leadership.

At successful completion of the course students should be able to:

• Apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the nurse working in digitised health environments
• Analyse complex clinical data integrity problems using critical thinking and multiple modes of inquiry
• Critically analyse current literature regarding data use and nursing practice in digitised health environments
• Model the skills and abilities that provide a foundation for future leadership roles in digitised healthcare environments
• Critically reflect on the role of personal values and ethics as central to the development of culturally safe practice in digitised health environments

The course aims to provide nurses with knowledge and understanding of all aspects of digital health within a professional, legal, moral and ethical framework that reflects current best practice. Knowledge of project management and quality improvement are vital to enable nurses to progress into senior roles in digital health. Upon completion of this course, many leadership roles are available in digital health, including senior nurse informaticians and many management positions in healthcare.

All applicants seeking admission are required to:

• hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); or the equivalent registering authority in your country of origin
• have a minimum of one year of postgraduate experience