The Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-Entry) enables you to develop advanced knowledge and skills in order to return to work as a Registered Nurse. This course will build on your existing theoretical, practical and research knowledge. This course will include a five day residential school and 160 hours of industry based learning. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Re-Entry) you will be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Referral by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency is prerequisite for enrolment into the course.
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-Entry) are eligible for nursing registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Once registration has been achieved, graduates can choose from many different nursing specialties.
Duration | 0.5 years full-time or 1 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 24 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Postgraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | GradCertN |
AQF Level | Level 8: Graduate Certificate |
Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2023
Indicative Year - 2022
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
The COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory to be eligible to attend a WIL placement for this course. Students will be required to provide evidence of having completed a COVID-19 vaccination schedule by the closing date prior to a WIL placement. The vaccine received must be a vaccine approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia.
Students must be referred by AHPRA to undertake this course..
Previous experience of online learning
Computer literacy
English
Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | Not applicable |
Accreditation |
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Compulsory Residential School | Students must attend a 5-day compulsory residential school prior to clinical placement. The location of the residential school will be determined by timetabling. |
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NURS20162 - Students will complete 160hours of clinical nursing |
Year | Number of Students |
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2022 | 50 |
2021 | 76 |
2020 | 92 |
2019 | 69 |
2018 | 65 |
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
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Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) placements apply to this course and as such are subject to compulsory pre-placement conditions referred to as mandatory checks and are outlined in the health, security and other compulsory requirements sections. Mandatory checks are determined by industry, organisations, legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures. To be eligible for a WIL placement, students must first achieve compliance with mandatory checks by each closing date before a WIL placement and maintain current evidence for the duration of the course.
Mandatory health requirements include immunisation and vaccination evidence (and serology where required) for the following diseases: COVID-19 (up-to-date status), Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, Influenza, and Tuberculosis screening. Respirator mask fit testing is also an annual requirement for this course.
The COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory to be eligible to attend a WIL placement for this course. Students must provide evidence of having an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination status by the closing date before a WIL placement. The vaccine received must be a vaccine approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia.
Mandatory security requirements include an Australian Federal Police clearance, working with children check, and NDIS worker screening clearance.
Other mandatory requirements include a First Aid and CPR certificate, student agreement to privacy and confidentiality, adherence to AHPRA policies for a registered student professional, fitness to participate in WIL student declaration, jurisdictional and site-specific compulsory requirements, and other training modules.
Course Learning Outcomes | |||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | |||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | |||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | |||||
4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | |||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | |||||
6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | |||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | |||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | |||||
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | |||||
10. FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
11. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
12. FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
13. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of skills in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
14. Course content drawn from higher education units |
Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 24 |
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To be eligible to graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-Entry) students must complete
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
NURS20160 | The Nurse Professional |
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
NURS20161 | Contemporary Australian Healthcare |
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
NURS20162 | Clinical Nursing Practice |
This is a capped course.
Applications will close after the admission quota has been met.
AHPRA/NMBA referral
For your application to be considered, you must have a
referral from the AHPRA/NMBA to undertake a board approved re-entry course. Attach
a copy of the referral to your application. You must ensuring your registration
and re-entry referral remains in good standing with AHPRA. Lapsed registration may result in
ineligibility to continue in the course.
For information on this please go to http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-and-Endorsement/reentry-to-practice.aspx
Course Structure
You may undertake this course either full-time or part-time
(recommended). You can enrol yourself
directly into 2 units once you are enrolled into the course. Please advise the Head of Course (CH79@cqu.edu.au) if you wish to study full
time.
The study load for full time is approximately 50hrs/week. Study is conducted online, therefore you will
require reliable access to the internet and a computer/laptop. This is a course requirement.
There are weekly online workshops held during the term. It is not compulsory for you to attend;
however, they are highly recommended.
They will be recorded and available to students to watch.
You will be part of an online student classroom and there
are many opportunities to work with your classmates.
Student Support
We understand that many students find studying online daunting
and that you may be undertaking this course under stressful circumstances. We have a range of academic and personal resources
to support you through the course.
Please contact the Head of Course, or one of the teaching
team, if you need support. Early intervention
is associated with better outcomes.
Application for
Credit Transfer
Credit Transfer is not permitted under the accreditation
requirements of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council.
Clinical Placement
Clinical placement occurs at the end of term, after week
12.
You should be prepared to travel for clinical placement.
You should be prepared for a break between week 12 and the
commencement of clinical placements.
In the unit NURS20162 (Clinical Nurse Practice) you will
undertake 160 hours of clinical placement in an approved health facility. In the term that you are enrolled to study
this unit, you must submit mandatory security and health checks 1 week before
the Census date. If you cannot supply
evidence may be asked to withdraw from the unit.
Due to the timeframe which some of these requirements take
to complete, it is vital that applicants commence this process as soon as
possible.
The following link provides details on the checks required:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AUo5OVprk-dpHL0zgvp9Y_IhY_1A9PVFJxm-AIY-9Qk/edit
NMBA Student Nurse Registration
This course has professional accreditation with the Nursing
and Midwifery Board of Australia. In
addition to your registration as a nurse (with conditions/restrictions), you
will be registered as a student nurse.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
undertakes functions as set by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law,
as in force in each state and territory (the National Law). The NMBA regulates
the practice of nursing and midwifery in Australia, and one of its key roles is
to protect the public.
Under the National Law, all nursing and midwifery students
enrolled in an approved program of study, or who are undertaking clinical
training, must be registered as a student with the NMBA.
Education providers are responsible for making sure they
have provided the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), on
behalf of the NMBA, with the details of all students enrolled in an approved
program of study or who are undertaking clinical training.
The National Law, guides that students should be registered
in the interests of public safety and the effect of student registration should
be as limited as is necessary to protect public safety.
Under the National Law, the NMBA has the power to register
students. Student registration allows the NMBA to assist students with
impairment and act appropriately when convictions of a serious nature may
affect public safety.
The NMBA and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency (AHPRA) have no role in the academic progress or conduct of students,
other than when they have:
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offences punishable by 12 months imprisonment or
more, or
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a conviction of, or are the subject of, a
finding of guilt for an offence punishable by imprisonment.