C11357v2 Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (GradCertAcCareN)Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: Online campus
Notes
This is an online course, so international students are not eligible to apply for a student visa to take this course in Australia.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing is a contemporary, accelerated and fully online program of study designed for Registered Nurses wanting to expand and future proof their specialist knowledge and professional capabilities in acute care nursing. The Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing consists of four subjects: 96320 Specialty Clinical Practice, 96314 Evidence for Informing Practice, 96324 Nursing - Sensitive Indicators in Acute Care and 96315 Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration.
This course is aimed at students who wish to further develop their knowledge, skills and career in acute care nursing. Practitioners attracted to this course hold an approved Registration as a Nurse and work in a variety of acute care settings. These settings include hospital clinical areas such as high dependency units (step down from intensive care units), or acute care units/wards e.g. (medical surgical wards, cardiology, neurology stroke units, transplant units and other acute care nursing specialty areas). Students completing the course gain knowledge and industry experience during the course and can also articulate into the Masters of Advanced Nursing.
Course aims
This Graduate Certificate has been strategically co-designed by specialist content and learning design experts to develop graduates critical thinking skills and ability to evaluate and apply the best available evidence to their practice. The teaching team of advanced practice clinicians and educators challenge students to explore and critique key nurse sensitive indicators in the acute care setting as well as best practice relating to the early detection and management of deteriorating patients. Throughout the course, students share and reflect upon personal perspectives and experiences to develop the requisite skills to apply new knowledge relating to the principles, standards, frameworks and evidence that underpin contemporary acute care nursing practice.
Career options
The Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing is targeted at Registered Nurses working in, or have ambitions to work in, an acute care health setting. These nurses are seeking to develop their capability in safe and effective, evidence-based advanced nursing care for patients with acute (i.e. rapid onset of severe illness or trauma) conditions who require urgent and/or intensive management.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.0 | Critical thinking: Are reflective critical thinkers who examine and contribute to practice, policy, and research to achieve clinical excellence and enhance health outcomes |
| 1.1 | Identify, synthesise, evaluate and apply the best available evidence to practice to achieve optimal health outcomes |
| 2.0 | Are visionary, innovative and responsive leaders |
| 2.1 | Develop collaborative, reflexive and responsive clinical leadership that promotes safe and effective, evidence based, culturally capable person and family centred care |
| 3.0 | Are socially, culturally and ethically aware and accountable when engaging with health care consumers, families/significant others, interdisciplinary teams, communities, organisations and authorities |
| 3.1 | Employ evidence based, social justice, ethical and cultural principles to demonstrate accountability and achieve optimal health outcomes in clinical practice |
| 4.0 | Communicate effectively and professionally in diverse and dynamic situations |
| 4.1 | Demonstrate respectful, empathic, person and family centred care in complex situations across diverse population groups |
| 4.2 | Apply high-level interpersonal and professional techniques with consumers, significant others and the healthcare team |
| 5.0 | Embody the professional qualities appropriate to the scope of their role |
| 5.1 | Practice safe and effective person and family centred care which embodies relevant professional codes and standards |
| 5.2 | Practice and promote principles of self-care that build resilience and support personal and team wellbeing |
| 6.0 | Demonstrate professional cultural capability which contributes to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians |
| 6.1 | Critically reflect on Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional cultural capability to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within the health and social care profession |
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have the following:
- Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent, in Nursing AND Current registration as a registered nurse in Australia (AHPRA) AND Current employment as a registered nurse in a hospital-based setting (or have a letter of offer to commence employment as a registered nurse by commencement of study) AND A minimum of 1 year full-time, or equivalent part-time, post-registration clinical experience (nursing)
Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application
- Curriculum Vitae AND Statement of Service in one of the following formats:
- A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
- A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
- A statutory declaration confirming work experience (for Australian Residents only)
- An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
- A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for Australian Businesses)
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 7.0 overall with a minimum score of 7.0 in each subset; or TOEFL: iBT: 94 overall, reading 24, listening 24, speaking 23, writing 27; or PTE: 65-72 overall with a minimum score of 65 in each subset; or OET: minimum score of B in each of the 4 components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning for the Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing is assessed on a case-by-case basis and in line with the UTS Admissions and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.
Course duration and attendance
The course can be completed in a minimum of 8 months online study, 1 x 6 credit point subject (or equivalent) per session over 4 x 7-week sessions.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points.
Course completion requirements
| STM91784 Acute Care Nursing core | 24cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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