Course Level
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency)
Critical care nursing in an emergency environment requires specialized skills, knowledge and expertise to effectively assess, priortise and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated illness or injury. Delivered through a highly flexible, mixed delivery mode and work-integrated learning model, with an emphasis on learning through supervised clinical practice, the Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency) will arm you with the skills and evidence-based knowledge needed to provide specialist care in high-pressure constantly changing emergency department environment.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Parkville | Part-time - 1 years | $12,992 | N/A |
Structure
The Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency) is a 50 credit-point clinical coursework program designed to be undertaken part-time over 12 months, delivered in a mixed-mode and through work integrated learning in supervised clinical practice at your employing hospital.
Subjects
- NURS90076 Applied Pathophysiology
- NURS90122 Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
- NURS90148 Emergency Nursing Practice
- NURS90149 Emergency Nursing
- NURS90159 Emergency Nursing Practice 1
- NURS90160 Emergency Nursing Practice 2
Entry requirements
- Have a Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Nursing Science or equivalent entry-to practice nursing qualification, AND
- Have documented evidence of clinical practice within the preceding five years of applying for the course, AND
- Hold current unrestricted registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with AHPRA or equivalent registration with an international health practitioner regulation agency AND
- Be nominated by their health service employer and be practicing in the specialty area of emergency nursing, working a minimum of 24 hours per week for the standard course duration in a clinical setting that will provide the relevant clinical experience to meet course learning outcomes