Acute Care Nursing (Critical Care)

Overview

The postgraduate critical care nursing program aims to facilitate your progressive development of knowledge and skills in nursing critically ill patients and the clinical environment/s within which they are nursed. These courses can be taken fully online with placements undertaken in person at a health service near you, or as work integrated learning within your place of work.

You will have the opportunity to:

develop critical care knowledge, skills and competencies
develop critical reasoning in action skills and problem solving skills
analyse and critique delivery of specialist nursing care in the current healthcare context
develop and use evidence-based nursing research skills to plan, implement and evaluate care provision in critical care environments.

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Courses

Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (Critical Care)

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Online

Availability:
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2GC122 (Commonwealth supported)
2GC522 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2022):
$3,985 (Commonwealth supported)
$11,772 (Full fee paying)

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Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care)

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Online

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2GD090 (Commonwealth supported)
2GD590 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2022):
$3,985 (Commonwealth supported)
$23,544 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

Master of Nursing (Critical Care)

Duration: 1.5 years

Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Online

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2CM194 (Commonwealth supported)
2CM594 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2022):
$3,985 (Commonwealth supported)
$23,544 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

Your career

Graduates are suitable for careers in a wide range of nursing-related fields. Our courses will give registered nurses the opportunity to provide skilful care to individuals, families and communities to prevent illness, promote healthy lifestyles and manage a range of emerging complex health issues. You will be able to take on leadership and specialised care roles in a variety of clinical nursing settings.

A nursing career could encompass: schools, scientific research, home health services, rehabilitation, extended care, drug and alcohol services, family and child health and public environmental health.

Potential occupations include:

case coordinator
clinical nurse specialist
injury management officer
nurse research assistant
registered nurse and rehabilitation consultant.

Professional accreditation / recognition

Together, the clinical and theory topics ensure that you are prepared to meet the standards of specialist practice, at a beginning level, of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses.

Australian College of Nursing - gold affiliate

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What you will study

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (Critical Care) consists of 18 units of core topics, including theory-based topics and professional experience placements topics. It is designed to provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in critical care nursing, and to apply these in a range of healthcare environments.

Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care) consists of 36 units, including a 4.5-unit topic that introduces you to research. It is designed to provide you with the opportunity to deepen your clinical and theoretical knowledge base in critical care nursing at a leadership and advanced communication level within your workplace and practice.

Masters

The Master of Nursing (Critical Care) will provide you with the opportunity to further develop your advanced, specialised theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in critical care nursing, and apply them in a range of situations. The course aims to enable you to contribute to the development of nursing and healthcare in your chosen field.

Practical experience

Professional experience placements (PEP) aim to provide you with the practical experience required for the workplace. Certain statutory and other requirements must be met before any student is permitted to attend placement. View more details.

Practical experience requirements

You must make a self-declaration as to your fitness to practise and advise of any pre-existing illness or disability that may impair your ability to practise. You will also be required to undergo a police check before your placements.

Students on placement have both an increased risk of most vaccine preventable diseases as well as the potential to transmit infections to susceptible patients. Students who are required to complete placements as part of their course must therefore be immunised in accordance with the relevant state or territory immunisation standards and any additional private provider requirements as needed.

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Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (Critical Care)

Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care)

Master of Nursing (Critical Care)

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Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold a nursing degree or equivalent qualification, be registered nurses, hold a current practising certificate, and have a minimum of one year's (full-time equivalent) post-registration experience (six months of which must be in a relevant clinical area).

How to apply

Select your preferred course.

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Check individual course entries on SATAC for information on important dates.

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Acute Care Nursing (Critical Care)

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