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Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing Specialisations: Critical Care Nursing

  • Graduate Certificate

This specialisation will equip you to assess nursing needs for critically ill patients in a variety of clinical settings and to predict and react to changes in your patient's condition.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Intake Months
Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
Domestic Fees
$8,000 total

About this course

This specialisation will equip you to assess nursing needs for critically ill patients in a variety of clinical settings and to predict and react to changes in your patient's condition. Critical care nursing in an emergency setting demands knowledge, confidence, and abilities to care for patients successfully.

The course is offered online and includes a requirement to work in a critical care setting under supervision while studying the course.

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing - Critical Care Nursing will enhance your current nursing knowledge and abilities by developing critical care nursing methods and specialised talents. You will feel confident in your ability to utilise these abilities while caring for patients.

Entry requirements

Admissions Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing an applicant is required to:

    • Have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree or an equivalent qualification
      • or 3 years Diploma of Nursing leading to Registered Nurses in home country having one year of work experience.
    • Be an AHPRA registered nurse; or
      • Be a registered nurse with the Nurses' Board/Council from the country of origin or place of residence

English Language Proficiency Entry Requirements has to be met by the student

English Language Proficiency Entry Requirements

Career pathways

  • Pathway to Masters in Nursing and PhD Nursing
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse
  • Entry pathway to high acuity ICU setting managing patients with pacemaker, undergoing Renal replacement therapy, ECMO, CABG patients with Pulmonary artery catheter, patients with Extra Ventricular drain
  • Research Nurse
  • Qualification gives you an opportunity to work as Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Clinical Support Nurse (CSN), and with experience Associate Nurse Manager of a unit and Team leader role

How to apply

    • Application: Submit your online application by clicking "Apply Online" on the top right corner of the course page.
    • Interview: If you meet IHM's eligibility criteria you'll be contacted for an interview with an admissions consultant.
    • Offer Letter: If you're successful with the interview you'll be offered a place for the course.
    • Enrolment Fee: Once you sign the acceptance offer, an invoice will be issued for the course.
    • Confirmation of Admission: Once you've paid the enrollment fee, we'll send a confirmation of admission to you.
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