Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Aged Care) GradCertNurs(AgedCare)
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Nursing degree or professional qualification which leads to registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with the Australian Health Professional Regulation Agency or equivalent.
Applicants must have at least 12 months full-time experience as a registered nurse.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
A standard subject is 8 points. Non-standard subject point values are identified in parenthesis after the subject name
Core
NRS566 Advanced Nursing Practice
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
NRS575 Leadership and Clinical Governance in Aged Care (4)
NRS578 Advanced Clinical Assessment of the Older Person (4)
Restricted electives
One subject or 8 credit points from the following:
BMS536 Applied Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
HML407 Leadership Practice and Influence in Health Services
HML502 Improving Health Care Quality
HML504 Financial Management of Health Services
HML505 Managing Change Projects in Health Services
HML508 Creativity, Innovation and Change
HLT518 Foundations of Clinical Education
HLT519 Evaluation in Clinical Education
HLT523 Assessment in Clinical Education
HLT521 Teaching and Learning in Clinical Education
NRS528 Child Health Care & Promotion
NRS532 Health Assessment for Advancing Nursing Practice
NRS533 Advancing Emergency Care Nursing Practice
NRS555 Palliative Care in Advanced Practice Nursing
NRS570 Strengthening Primary Health Care with Rural Communities
NRS571 Working with Communities to Develop Mental Health Care Capacity and Resilience
NRS572 Optimising Health: Living Well with Complex and Chronic Conditions
NRS576 Clinical Leadership in Nursing
NRS577 Leading Health Care Improvement
Key subject
NRS566 Advanced Nursing Practice
A standard subject is 8 points. Non-standard subject point values are identified in parenthesis after the subject name
Part-time
30 Session Intake
Session 1 (30)
NRS566 Advanced Nursing Practice
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
Session 2 (60)
NRS575 Leadership and Clinical Governance in Aged Care (4)
NRS578 Advanced Clinical Assessment of the Older Person (4)
Restricted elective (8)
60 Session Intake
Session 1 (60)
NRS575 Leadership and Clinical Governance in Aged Care (4)
NRS578 Advanced Clinical Assessment of the Older Person (4)
Restricted elective (8)
Session 2 (30)
NRS566 Advanced Nursing Practice
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.