Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

As a Registered Nurse, you need the skills and knowledge to provide specialised care to individuals, families and communities from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

During the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing you will focus on a clinical nursing speciality, which can also be your research focus if you choose this path.

Key clinical nursing specialities you can choose to study include:

acute care cancer chronic conditions emergency intensive care mental health (not available in S2 2020) orthopaedics paediatrics perioperative renal.

In the increasingly complex and challenging world of health care, this course provides an opportunity to enhance your existing clinical knowledge and build capacity to move into further study and research.

The course focuses on development of knowledge and skills in clinical practice and intellectual engagement through critical analysis and reflection relevant to nursing practice and education.

You will be an informed leader on health care issues emphasising cross cultural practice while building on your research, ethical, political and reflective skills.

All applicants must select a preferred clinical speciality from the list of options available.

Higher Education Relief Package Charles Darwin University is offering this Graduate Certificate as part of the suite of university short courses subsidised by the Commonwealth Government.

The discounted fees only apply to new student course enrolments in Semester 2, 2020.

To be eligible you must study full time and complete all 4 units by December 2020.

Future enrolments (2021) will be charged at the standard rate, without a discount.

Core Units(3 units) - 30

Compulsory Core units totalling 30 credit points as detailed below.

HEA542

(recoded from HEA402 2016)

HEA563

(recoded from HEA420 2016)

HEA564

(recoded from HEA440 2016)

Specialist Elective Unit(1 unit) - 10

Specialist Elective unit totalling 10 credit points selected from the list of available units below.

Students specialising in Paediatric Nursing MUST complete

HEA551 Child and Family Knowledge and Practice 1 (recoded from HEA441 2016)

ALL other students must complete

HEA561 Health Assessment in a Bio/Psycho/Social Context (recoded from HEA408 2016)

- 40

Total Credit Points

Applicants must hold current registration as a registered nurse or registered midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). All applicants must have minimum 0.6 full time current employment in the stream for which they are applying and provide details of their professional responsibilities in the form of a curriculum vitae as part of the online application through SATAC.