C11194v1 Graduate Certificate in Children's Nursing
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Children's Nursing (GradCertN)UAC code: 942870 (Autumn semester)
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: Kuring-gai campus
Note(s)
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
The course has been designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required for a specialist role in children's nursing. It develops and extends students' knowledge of children's nursing practice and management. It is also an effective means of professional and personal development.
Course aims
The course aims to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding required to practise safely and competently in a variety of children's nursing settings. Students develop this understanding through hospital and community paediatric care settings.
Career options
Graduates are well equipped to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and are able to appraise and develop their own practice and contribute to the professional development of others.
Admission requirements
Applicants should be registered nurses with an Australian bachelor's degree in nursing or an equivalent tertiary qualification. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but do have recent relevant work experience and can demonstrate the capacity to undertake tertiary study may also be considered eligible.
Applicants are normally expected to have concurrent employment in or access to the area of specialty and at least one year's full-time professional employment in nursing is desirable.
Applicants must submit a CV (maximum 3500 words) describing:
- reasons for undertaking a postgraduate course within the faculty
- type of roles undertaken in current and previous employment
- details of current and previous work experience.
CVs can be lodged online at:
Applicants who do not have their name on the online register of the relevant state nursing registration board (e.g. the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW: www.nmb.nsw.gov.au), must provide a correctly verified copy of their registration to UAC with a covering letter stating their full name, daytime telephone number and UAC application number.
Course duration and attendance
The Graduate Certificate in Children's Nursing is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising four specified nursing subjects.
There are structured work-based learning opportunities for students who are employees of Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and The Children's Hospital at Westmead. These students may undertake a Clinical Accreditation Program (CAP) with their employer. This is at no cost to participants. Students who successfully complete the CAP are awarded an exemption from the Specialty Clinical Practice subject.
Course completion requirements
| 92713 Health Breakdown | 6cp | |
| 92869 Specialty Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| 92878 Care of the Child in Illness and Disability | 6cp | |
| 92902 Care of the Acutely Ill Child | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (C07044) and the Master of Nursing (C04228).
Other information
Further information is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 1222 or +61 2 9514 5021
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au
