Duration
1 year part time
Mode (Location)
Mixed Attendance Mode (Parkville)
Intake
January, June
Key dates
Key dates
Fees
AUD $14,000 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
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Career outcomes
Overview
- Develop the clinical competencies to practice as an emergency nurse at a beginning competency level
- Provide essential care to high-dependency patients in critical care environments
- Graduate with a range of varied career options across numerous hospital settings
On completion, you should have the clinical competencies to practice as an emergency nurse at a beginning competency level as benchmarked against Australian specialty practice competencies.
As a critical care nurse, you will be qualified to provide essential care to high-dependency patients facing potentially life-threatening conditions in critical care environments such as intensive care units, emergency departments, and other high-acuity settings within hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency) careers
You will graduate with a range of varied career options across numerous hospital settings, including:
- Intensive Care Unit (ICUs)
- High Dependency Units (HDUs)
- Coronary care units (CCU)
- Emergency departments (ED)
- Neonatal intensive care units (NICU),
- Paediatric intensive care units (PICU)
- And many more.
Further study
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency), you will meet the entry requirements for the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice.