Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

Are you a graduate registered nurse who wants to hone your clinical knowledge and improve your decision-making skills?

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed for the newly qualified nurse in their first year of practice and can be completed in one year of part-time study.

You undertake a mixture of practical and online study while employed in the clinical setting.

Upon graduation, you can also choose to continue your studies with a Graduate Diploma or Master of Nursing.

To apply, you will need to be a current employee at one of our partner health institutions.

• NURS4016 Advanced Health Assessment
• NURS4019 l Nursing Practice 1
• NURS4026 Nursing Practice 2
• NURS4017 Nursing Governance

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

The following entry requirements apply to this Program:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or provisional registration; whichever is applicable at the time of commencement.
• Nursing or other appropriate degree or the equivalent
• Candidates must be employed in a graduate position with a participating health service provider and have their hospital's support to undertake the program.

Please note:

• Interviews for the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing will be at the discretion of the health service and conducted on site.
• Please be aware that the standard course costs do not apply for this program. Course costs are reduced due to the unique nature of this hospital-based, university-supported learning program.