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Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (SC-CCNURS)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2019 Delivered: Online
About this course
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-critical-care-nursing/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Coordinator
Natasha Morris
Overview
Award title | Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing |
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Year & campus | 2019 — Parkville |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | Non-AQF |
Credit points | 25 credit points |
Duration | 6 months part-time |
The Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing offered wholly online, part‐time, coursework program of six months duration. Students undertake two subjects across two Terms, Applied Pathophysiology and Foundations of Critical Care Nursing. Admission is based on a Bachelor of Nursing degree (or equivalent) and recent clinical experience in acute care within the last five years of applying for the course.
The course provides students with a sound understanding of current theoretical knowledge and scientific advances that underpin care the care and management of people requiring specialist level nursing care in critical care settings, including emergency and intensive care. Students will gain essential knowledge required to understand core concepts relating to acute illnesses, diseases and trauma in critical care services, as well as gain skills in critiquing evidence‐based guidelines for the care management of patients and their families in these critical care settings.
Last updated: 18 December 2020