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The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.ACU Online offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in specialty practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen specialty, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.Older persons require a multi-faceted approach to care and the gerontological specialisation will support you to undertake risk assessment, clinical decision-making and to implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure the delivery of quality and safe person-centred care to older personsThis course also offers specialisations in the following areas:<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Correctional Health)<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Medical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Renal)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Surgical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Neuroscience)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Cardiac Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Perioperative)</li></ul></li></ul>

Care for patients with complex health conditions. You’ll gain specialist skills and knowledge to help the aging population maintain their healthiest life possible. Graduate and progress into more rewarding roles or continue your nursing studies.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing)

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is designed to expand your knowledge and skills in clinical nursing and practice.ACU offers a generic Clinical Nursing course as well as the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing with nine specialisations: correctional health, gerontological nursing, medical, renal, surgical, neuroscience, cardiac care, intensive care and perioperative. By undertaking a specialisation, you will develop your holistic care skills in specialty practice, including person- and family-centred health promotion. Specific knowledge in the areas of bioscience, pharmacology, and lifespan development, relevant to your chosen specialty, will also be explored and applied to your clinical nursing practice.In the correction health specialisation, the mental health of prisoners is comprehensively and extensively covered. Modules include the importance of physical health, healthcare management, and consequences of accelerated ageing of the prison population.This course also offers specialisations in the following areas:<ul><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Medical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Renal)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Surgical)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Neuroscience)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Cardiac Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care)</li><li>Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Perioperative)</li></ul>

Care for patients in prison and juvenile detention. You’ll gain confidence caring for prisoners’ acute, chronic, and mental health needs in a challenging environment. Graduate and progress into rewarding roles or continue your nursing studies.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Correctional Health)

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