Graduate Certificate
Studying aged care nursing with ACN will provide you with the principles of aged care nursing practice to improve your knowledge and skills to offer and coordinate evidence-based person-centred nursing care for the older person. The aim is to encourage professional and ethical understanding of clinical practice development to improve health outcomes, as highlighted in our white paper. Specialist nurses write our course for nurses. Our students are supported by a team of clinical experts working within the speciality. Our unique blend of electives allows students to explore further a specific area of interest, such as Dementia care and the Principles of Infection Control and Palliative Care Nursing.
The Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Nursing studies the complex needs of the older person being cared for within diverse aged care environments. This course aims to strengthen and develop nurses' knowledge, skills, and attitudes about caring for older person. The course provides an advanced grounding in research methods, in addition to developing the theoretical and practical aspects of management, clinical practice and education. In this course, the single units of study draw upon the student's nursing experience and combine this experience with theory, current research, and best practice guidelines to enhance the student's specialist knowledge and skills, critical thinking and analysis abilities, and clinical decision-making.
Admission to GC courses is based on academic merit and selection. In addition, applicants must satisfy any prerequisites or additional requirements specified for particular courses, including ACN's general eligibility criteria.
All applicants seeking admission are required to:
This course is designed to develop specific learning outcomes. Students will:
A Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Nursing is an investment in your future. It will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure better outcomes for the older person and progress your career, leading to opportunities in clinical education, management and specialist nursing roles. It is designed to empower nurses to become clinical and professional leaders required for the predicted reforms within all aged care environments.
The Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Nursing is a one year course, consisting of four 10-week terms.
Students will need to complete 4 units - 3 core and 1 elective. One unit is studied per term.
Approximate hours of study are 12 - 15 hours per week.
For more details please visit the course website.