Postgraduate course
Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Nursing
The University of Notre Dame Australia
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About
This program is designed for nurses re-entering the workforce or nurses seeking to update their knowledge and skills.
Students will be orientated to the nurse’s professional obligations in meeting all Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) codes, standards and guidelines and to meet their legal and ethical obligations as a registered nurse. There will be a focus on critical thinking, clinical reasoning, reflection and the use of current evidence and research to make sound clinical judgments to practice safely in a complex health environment. Students will explore current and emerging national and regional health priorities, health research, health policy and reform. Medication management, pharmacology and the relationship to physiology and pathophysiology will be addressed. Patient centered care, communication and cultural competence will be explored in both the theoretical and professional practice components of the program. There will also be a focus on caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, mental health and emerging contemporary health issues.
To be eligible for registration students must also meet the NMBA registration standards.
Admission criteria
Specific program requirements for admission are dependent on which pathway into the Program you require.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) determines the eligibility to undertake a Re-entry program.
- All applicants must have a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and either be registered with AHPRA as a R.N or have a provisional registration with AHPRA for re-entry. Please see the re-entry to practice factsheet.
- All applicants must have a valid criminal record check.
- All applicants must provide a record of immunisation, verified in Australia– and provide evidence that they meet the NSW Ministry of Health OR WA Department of Health immunisation requirements
- All applicants must have a valid working with children check
Fees and charges
^ Fee listed is the indicative annual course cost for 2022 and is subject to annual review. Students studying at UNDA may also be eligible for FEE-HELP.
Australian Government financial assistance
Further information
View all details of this course on the University of Notre Dame Australia website.
The University of Notre Dame Australia degrees
The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.