Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Nursing
Graduate Certificate
Key details
About this course
Entry requirements
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:
- hold a Bachelor of Nursing or registered nurse* equivalent qualification
- be currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) or the equivalent registering authority in your country of origin
- have a minimum of one year postgraduate experience
- be currently employed in an appropriate clinical setting.
*For some GC 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
Completion of this course will enable the student to:
- demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the paediatric nurse within their specialty context, and benchmark against appropriate professional standards
- analyse complex clinical problems using critical thinking/clinical reasoning skills, multiple modes of inquiry and a collaborative approach
- critically evaluate nursing practice against research and current literature, to identify potential areas of practice development, and support the provision of contemporary evidence based paediatric nursing care
- develop and utilise a variety of communication skills in order to establish effective interpersonal relationships with children, their families and the interdisciplinary health care team
- model the skills and abilities that provide a foundation for future leadership roles, including reflective practice, knowledge sharing and a commitment to lifelong learning
- identify and discuss the legal, ethical and cultural issues affecting paediatric patients and their families, thereby providing safe, holistic and family centred health care.
Career pathways
Course structure
The aim of the general paediatric stream is to challenge and extend the knowledge base, skills and attitudes of those working as generalist paediatric nurses in a variety of contexts. The focus of this stream is the holistic and family focused assessment of infants, children and adolescents using growth and development and normal anatomy and physiology as a foundation for learning. Nursing interventions that are linked with positive evidence- based clinical outcomes will be explored. The units of study in this stream offer flexibility to meet the needs of paediatric nurses working in several contexts. Students select the two core units of study and two elective units of study.
Course codes 10 012 2032 (July 2020 intake)10 012 2133 (January 2021 intake)10 012 2134 (July 2021 intake)
Term 1 - CorePrinciples of Acute Paediatric Nursing (138), Tier 1 Term 2 - ElectiveChoose one elective from the following: Term 3 - ElectiveChoose one elective from the following:- Infant and Child Nutrition and Feeding (201), Tier 1
- Paediatric Pain - Assessment and Management (197), Tier 1
- Principles of Palliative Care Nursing (314), Tier 1
- Therapeutic Communication (317), Tier 1
- Understanding Data in Health Care (321), Tier 2
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