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

Intended learning outcomes

Student completing the  Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency) should be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the scientific and research-based evidence that underpins critical care and technical skills that align with the relevant practice standards for specialist emergency and intensive care nurses
• Identify the contribution of nurses in interprofessional care across critical care services
• 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 nursing practice and to integrate relevant research evidence into effective individualised plans for people who are acutely and/or critically ill
• Apply knowledge of human pathophysiology across the continuum of care to safely and effectively provide specialist emergency nursing care that addresses actual and potential disease and treatment related health needs
• Conduct planning and delivery of specialist emergency nursing care that meets the specific supportive care needs and experiences of people affected by acute illness or trauma
• Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate an individualised, patient-centred, comprehensive and coordinated care plan in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional healthcare team
• Act to promote teamwork, wellbeing and collaboration with the interprofessional team and to achieve desired patient outcomes.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this course, graduates will demonstrate the following skills:

• The ability to apply a high level of problem-solving skills to the area of emergency nursing
• A high level of critical thinking and analytical skills
• Feel confident when faced with unfamiliar problems
• A high level of verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to plan and prioritise their own work.

Graduate attributes