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Graduate Certificate in Children and Young People's Nursing

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code L84

This course develops specialist knowledge and skills to work with children and young people in a range of environments from acute paediatric care through to the community setting. The graduate certificate has two core units focusing on essential skills and in depth holistic assessment and one option unit to ensure the course can be tailored to the students area of practice.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Articulate knowledge, skills and theoretical concepts contextualised to children and young people's nursing.
  2. Apply critical judgement when reviewing, analysing and evaluating complex situations to generate creative solutions.
  3. Demonstrate assessment and management skills in children and young people's nursing practice by planning, implementing and critically evaluating current nursing practice.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 6)

  • Bachelor degree; or
  • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to provide evidence of registration as a nurse in the country in which they practice, and must also submit a current curriculum vitae.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate Award.

Course Duration

  • Part Time: 1 Year

Course Delivery

  • Online: Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Esther ADAMA

Course Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
NNT5100Essentials of Children and Young People's Nursing20
NNT5101Holistic Assessment of Children and Young People20
Students must choose one of the following units (20 credit points):
NNT5102 ^Contemporary Approaches to Communicating with Children and Young People20
PHC6201 ^Foundations of Primary Health Care20
CMH5218 ^Perinatal Mental Health 20
CMH5215 ^Child and Adolescent Mental Health20
CMH5216 ^Community Mental Health20

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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