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About the course
This online Master in Correctional Nursing prepares registered nurses to deliver specialist healthcare for people who are incarcerated or have been detained. You’ll build advanced knowledge of correctional health practice, working across custodial and community settings and responding to complex health and wellbeing needs within secure environments. This is a master coursework qualification in nursing focused on correctional health care. The programme develops advanced clinical reasoning, health leadership, and evidence-based practice for complex care environments.
Career outcome
Graduates can apply specialist correctional nursing knowledge to support safe, ethical and culturally responsive care for people in custody or post-release. Career pathways include correctional health nurse roles in prisons and detention centres, nurse roles in forensic and custodial health services, and positions supporting continuity of care in community and justice-related health programs. This is a master coursework outcome in nursing practice. Preparing graduates for clinical leadership, health management, and advanced nursing or allied health specialist roles.
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