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Graduate Certificate in Critical Care NursingUniversity of Melbourne
Critical care nurses provide essential care to seriously ill patients and their families. It’s a specialist role that requires collaboration with the interprofessional team, so patients can receive the highest quality care when facing potentially life-threatening conditions. The Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing expands the scope of practice for Registered Nurses. It advances your knowledge, specialist skills and core competencies related to critical care nursing which are required to care for patients in the critical care environment. Drawing on current evidence-based practice in the care and management of the critically ill, this course will equip you to assess and manage seriously unwell patients. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills as well as your critical care knowledge and capabilities. You’ll acquire the skills to analyse and critique delivery of specialist nursing care in the current healthcare context. Through this course, you’ll become proficient in using evidence-based nursing research skills to plan, and to implement and evaluate the provision of care in critical care environments. Offered online, this flexibly delivered course will enable graduates to competently practice as a critical care registered nurse in accordance with either the Emergency Nursing or Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Practice Standards. Students of this course have nested study options, which means you have alternative entry and exit pathways. You can choose to finish your specialist education early and graduate with a Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing. Or on successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing, you may also be eligible to enrol in the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice. This course is not available to international students unless registered under APHRA and working in an Australian accredited health care facility.
- Course LevelPG Diploma
- Duration6 Months
- Intake SessionJan 2026Jul 2026
- Type Full Time
Eligibility
- IELTSCompetent 6.5
- TOEFL IBTCompetent 79-93
- TOEFL CBTCompetent 213-233
- PTECompetent 58-65
- GRE(N/A)
- GMAT(N/A)
- SAT(N/A)
Other Requirements
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Fees & Expenses
- Tuition Fee20,832 AUD
- Living Cost18,600 AUD/Year
- Application Fee100 AUD