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The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing provides you with advanced nursing knowledge and skills based upon contemporary national and international evidence relevant to the beginning registered nurse and allows you to apply these within your own clinical setting.
The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is an innovative course designed for those who want to develop their knowledge, confidence, and nursing competence in the clinical setting. The course is a discipline-based degree with two core units covering Patient Deterioration and Clinical Governance, and two further units from your chosen major. Majors available include Generalist or Gerontology.
You'll gain advanced nursing knowledge and skills based upon contemporary national and international evidence relevant to the beginning registered nurse, and you'll apply these in your own clinical setting. The combination of online delivery with group discussions, use of current international and national research, and review of standards of care in the clinical settings, will enhance learning and development of key clinical skills required in professional practice. You will have the opportunity to enhance your professional nursing attributes including autonomy, accountability and critical reflection.
Upon completion, you can articulate into our Master of Clinical Nursing.
This course provides Registered Nurses with a nursing-specific post-graduate qualification. As a graduate, you can enjoy a range of opportunities including:
The course structure and available locations can change depending on when you want to study. You can choose the intake that best suits you in the drop-down menu below.
There are two pathways to enter the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing:
Applicants who are enrolled in a partnered graduate program at one of the following Health Services will be eligible to enter the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing via Pathway One.
If you are not currently enrolled in a partnered graduate program, you will need to apply via Pathway Two. This pathway requires you to have arranged access to work a minimum of 16 hours per week in a clinical setting with a Health Service.
You must complete four units (24 credits):
The units you'll study are listed below. Click on a unit to learn more.
You will study the following two core units only:
Credit for the Generalist Major units below may be applied at the successful completion of the units above and notification of the successful completion of your 12-month graduate partnered program.
You'll complete the two core units and the two units listed below.
This course has been designed to complement students who are completing an approved graduate program or undertaking the minimum clinical hours with a relevant Health Service.
If you have already completed a study relevant to the course you have enrolled in, you may be eligible for credit transfer.
This is an approximate cost of enrolling in this course, shown in Australian dollars (A$), for one academic year and is based on a full-time study load (8 units over 2 terms).
Your actual fees may vary, depending on the units that you select to study and your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change.
Please note there may be other costs involved apart from your tuition fee.
We offer a range of scholarships to support international students. Our merit scholarships are awarded to high-achieving students based on academic excellence and provide course fee reductions ranging from 15% to 25%.
We also have region-specific scholarships for students from selected regions, offering a 25% reduction in course fees.
You don’t need to submit a separate application for scholarships funded by the University. We automatically assess all eligible students for the best available scholarship when you apply for your course.
Our easy to use online application system for international students will guide you through the process of applying for a course at CQUniversity Australia.
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