Graduate Certificate in Australian Nursing (EPIQ)

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate of Australian Nursing (EPIQ -Education Program for Internationally Qualified Nurses) is designed for internationally qualified registered nurses who wish to practise as a registered nurse in Australia.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

15 weeks full-time

Course Code

1007304, 086342M

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Jan, Oct

International Fees

$18,800 per year / $18,800 total

About this course

The Graduate Certificate of Australian Nursing (EPIQ -Education Program for Internationally Qualified Nurses) is designed for internationally qualified registered nurses who wish to practise as a registered nurse in Australia.

This course is a program of academic and clinical studies that prepares candidates to gain registration within Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Graduates at this level will attain advanced theoretical and technical knowledge and skills for professional and highly skilled work and/or further learning. The course provides credit towards further postgraduate studies.

Study locations

Gold Coast

What you will learn

Execute skills in clinical reasoning and decision making with an ability to contribute to ongoing professional inquiry and evidence based nursing care
Integrate sound clinical skills and the ability to apply reflective and analytical skills in initiating, prioritising and managing nursing care in challenging and diverse clinical circumstances
Integrate professional demeanour and adhere to professional legal and ethical standards set by the profession and within the scope of practice of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council's [ANMC] Competency Standards to ensure safe and effective nursing care
Interpret a broad and integrated knowledge of the scope of nursing practice and a command of factors that influence health outcomes in Australia
Attain the required level of professional proficiency to meet standards set by the ANMC for entry to the professional register or re-orientation to nursing practice
Collaborate in interdisciplinary health care teams and work effectively to delegate and lead the delivery of care
Embrace and respect multiculturalism and the diversity of Australian society, and international perspectives as a professional and as a citizen

Career pathways

The course provides graduates with the opportunity to engage in health management and leadership activities such as education and research as well as a broad spectrum of clinical nursing roles that deliver acute and chronic disease management in a range of settings.

For example, acute care nursing in tertiary settings, primary health care nursing rural, remote and indigenous nursing, practice management in GP clinics, mental health nursing, child and adolescent nursing, or speciality areas such as intensive care or emergency and other speciality areas.

Credit for prior study or work

This is an equivalent four unit course. No Advanced Standing will be granted for any part of this course.

Southern Cross University (SCU)