Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

School of Nursing & Midwifery

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 at The University of Notre Dame Australia 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 a 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.

• Why study this degree?

  If you are a practising Registered nurse with a desire to improve your clinical knowledge this program is for you. This partnership program is a unique collaboration between The University of Notre Dame Australia and several leading health providers.

  The program is only available to students who have a nursing degree and are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and have a graduate employee contract with the partnering health providers.  Upon completion, you will have the skills and knowledge to apply your expertise in the clinical area.

  You will complete units in advanced health assessment, clinical nursing practice and nursing governance. As part of the program, you undertake a series of clinical rotations and written projects.

  Upon graduation, you can embark on a further year of study leading to a Graduate Diploma of Clinical Nursing and, later, a Master of Nursing.

  Partner Health Institutions in Western Australia: the Marian Clinic, Perth Clinic, Rockingham General Hospital, SwanCare, and St John of God Healthcare.

• Program summary

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

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

  More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.

• Entry requirements

  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.

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing graduates will be able to:

  1. Integrate comprehensive knowledge and skills required of the Registered Nurse to plan and provide increasingly complex assessments, diagnoses, interventions, and evaluations for patients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds
  2. Critique models and theories of nursing practice and apply them to the current healthcare context
  3. Communicate effectively and negotiate confidently
  4. Employ clinical reasoning and decision-making strategies that enhance organisational capability and responsiveness
  5. Collaborate with a range of healthcare professionals to provide excellent patient care and achieve common goals
  6. Model professional behaviours to colleagues and students that provide clients with culturally appropriate and socially just care within a medico-legal framework
  7. Cultivate productive working relationships by guiding, mentoring, and developing nursing students and colleagues
  8. Establish a mechanism for lifelong learning by reflecting on practice to apply and build professional expertise; and
  9. Conduct research retrieval and enquiry to debate contemporary clinical nursing challenges on the global stage, incorporating philosophical, technical, and social justice perspectives.

• Career opportunities

  The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing will allow qualified nurses to become clinical leaders in their chosen fields. Careers include nurse educators, nurse managers, nurse practitioners, nurse researchers or research managers.

• Real-world experience

  You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

• Fees and costs

  This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

  
  

  Domestic Fee-Paying
  A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

  Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

  
  

  For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

• More information

  Considering your uni options?

  Talk to one of our career advisors for a personalised advice session. Our advisors provide support while choosing a program of study and completing our application process. Book my session.

  
  

  For more information, please call our Prospective Students Office on +61 8 9433 0533 or email future@nd.edu.au.