Wollongong

Research Nurse

Research Nurses are qualified Registered Nurses (RNs) who are at the forefront of medical innovations and improvements to nursing and treatment practices. They hold post-graduate research qualifications and may work in a clinical setting supporting research teams or in academia pursuing independent research.

As a Research Nurse you could be interviewing patients before a new procedure and recording their perceptions, monitoring the progress of a patient who has received experimental treatment, recording patient vitals during a drug trial, updating a medical database, evaluating the data from a clinical trial, or writing the outline for proposed research paper.

Future demand Medium
Average yearly income $83,200
Skill level Unknown

How do I become a research nurse?

All skill levels Beginner Experienced

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

Blended, On Campus
12 months
$0 - $12,720
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Registered Nurse Research Nurse

Master of Nursing

Blended, On Campus, Online
12 - 24 months
$0 - $56,000
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Master of Nursing (Research)

Blended, On Campus
24 months
Unavailable
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Master of Clinical Nursing

Distance, Online
18 - 24 months
$8,890 - $83,268
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Master of Advanced Nursing

Online
18 - 24 months
$33,996 - $39,900
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing)

On Campus
3 years
Unavailable
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
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