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Australian College of Nursing (ACN)

Graduate Certificate in Digital Health

  • Graduate Certificate

The course is designed to meet the educational needs of registered nurses who are working in the diverse digital health environment and wish to extend their skills.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan

About this course

The course is designed to meet the educational needs of registered nurses who are working in the diverse digital health environment and wish to extend their skills. The course aims to provide nurses with knowledge and understanding of all aspects of digital health within a professional legal, moral and ethical framework that reflects current best practice.

Students are provided with the opportunity to reflect on and critique their experiences considering current literature and research. The course also aims to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to clinical leadership.

Entry requirements

Admission to graduate certificate 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:

  • hold a Bachelor of Nursing or registered nurse* equivalent qualification
  • hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); or the equivalent registering authority in your country of origin
  • meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia English language skills registration standard (nursing and midwifery) - please refer to the AHPRA website to download the standard
  • have a minimum of one year of postgraduate experience; and
  • be currently employed in the clinical area of specialisation*

Please note: this course is not available to direct entry midwives.

*For some graduate certificate units of study, consideration may be given for applicants who are not registered nurses on an individual basis.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

At successful completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the nurse working in digitised health environments
  • Analyse complex clinical data integrity problems using critical thinking and multiple modes of inquiry
  • Critically analyse current literature regarding data use and nursing practice in digitised health environments
  • Model the skills and abilities that provide a foundation for future leadership roles in digitised healthcare environments
  • Critically reflect on the role of personal values and ethics as central to the development of culturally safe practice in digitised health environments

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