Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing

Graduate Diploma

This course aims to help nurses develop their expertise and skills to deliver comprehensive care and advice to critically ill patients and their families, as well work across complex medical environments that demand rapid, sophisticated and challenging decisions.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

1 year full-time

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb

Domestic Fees

$24,000 total

About this course

This course aims to help nurses develop their expertise and skills to deliver comprehensive care and advice to critically ill patients and their families, as well work across complex medical environments that demand rapid, sophisticated and challenging decisions.

Entry requirements

Admission to this course requires:

a pre-registration nursing degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification with a credit average; or
a graduate diploma or graduate certificate in this discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.
you to be a registered nurse in Australia or overseas

Domestic applicants

Domestic applicants are required to have minimum of one year's experience as a registered nurse, be working in intensive care nursing and provide a statement of support from their supervisor or manager in order to undertake the required clinical assessments. Students who already hold a graduate certificate in intensive care nursing are not required to provide a statement of support.

International applicants

International applicants are required to have a minimum of one year's experience in intensive care nursing and have a choice of providing a statement of support from their supervisor if they wish to undertake the required clinical assessments in their home country, or else the clinical assessments can be undertaken at the Sydney Nursing School under simulated conditions.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Graduates of this course will be recognised as:

having advanced knowledge relevant to intensive care nursing
highly capable of working in nursing administration, consultancy, education, and research.

How to apply

Prepare relevant documentation

Please prepare the relevant documents to submit with your application:

academic transcripts or clinical qualifications/achievements;
testamurs of degrees or diplomas;
current authority to practice as a registered nurse in Australia or overseas;
passport, birth certificate or citizenship certificate;
marriage certificate or other appropriate documentation, if your name has changed;
Curriculum Vitae, including nursing employment experience (position, start and end dates, employer FT, PT or casual)
Statement of Support Clinical Assessment Requirement form (pdf, 240KB)
evidence of English proficiency (ie IELTS test results) if appropriate;
any other relevant documentation that you feel may support your application.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at University of Sydney (USYD).

84.8%

Overall satisfaction

85.2%

Skill scale

67.6%

Teaching scale

94.8%

Employed full-time

$66.8k

Average salary

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