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Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Intensive Care) (GC-CCNIC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

 

  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the scientific and research-based evidence that underpins critical care and technical skills that align with the competency standards for specialist emergency and intensive care nurses
  • Identify the contribution of nurses in interprofessional care across critical care services
  • Demonstrate the capacity to assess, review and analyse patient health data to identify and explain the rationale for solutions to complex problems in critical care
  • Employ effective specialised technical skills in the delivery of specialist emergency or intensive nursing care
  • Communicate effectively with other members of the interprofessional healthcare team and people who are acutely or critically ill to facilitate effective individualised plans for care
  • Apply skills to critically appraise emergency or intensive care nursing practice and to integrate relevant research evidence into effective individualised plans for people who are acutely and critically ill
  • Apply knowledge of human pathophysiology across the continuum of care to safely and effectively provide specialist emergency or intensive nursing care that addresses actual and potential disease and treatment related health needs
  • Conduct planning and delivery of specialist emergency or intensive nursing care that meets the specific supportive care needs and experiences of people affected by acute illness or trauma
  • Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate in an individualised, patient-centred, comprehensive and coordinated care plan in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional healthcare team

Generic skills

  • A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication
  • A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work
  • Advanced competency in areas of nursing practice
  • Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the critical care nursing
  • Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach
  • An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the specialist nursing practice
  • An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to begin to offer leadership skills in the specialist area

Graduate attributes

The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:

Academically excellent:

  • have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
  • have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline
  • reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
  • be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
  • be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies

Knowledgeable across disciplines:

  • examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
  • expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
  • have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
  • have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment

Leaders in community:

  • initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
  • have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
  • engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
  • mentor future generations of learners

Attuned to cultural diversity:

  • value different cultures
  • be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
  • have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
  • respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values

Active global citizens:

  • accept social and civic responsibilities
  • be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
  • have a broad understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics

Last updated: 18 December 2020