Overview 2020
Location
Commonwealth Supported places available
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
With the exceptions of Child and Family Health Nursing and Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing all specialisations are offered completely online. In most specialisations, students must have access to clinical practice in the specialty area.
Please note that graduate programs are offered subject to student demand and the availability of School of Nursing resources.
Course objectives
The School of Nursing, in collaboration with cooperating Health Care Agencies, aims to create an educational environment which values critical, reflective thinking, life-long learning, acquisition of generic attributes and professional development.
While the Graduate Certificate specialties are diverse with course specific objectives, the generic program objectives are to:
- enable students to work as registered nurses in specialised practice settings;
- allow students to develop nursing knowledge and skills in their specialty;
- enhance students' advanced critical thinking and clinical decision making in their specialty nursing discipline;
- encourage student interest and engagement in the professional growth of their discipline, and
- develop students' ability to communicate effectively with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Career outcomes
Graduates are able to further their career development by progressing to a Graduate Diploma of Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing Professional Honours.
Course structure
Graduate Certificate in Nursing | Minimum | Maximum (Consecutive years) |
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4x12.5% | 1 year | 3 years |
Schedule
Acute Care Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
Anaesthetics and Recovery Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA756 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA532 Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA534 Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing 2
Cardiovascular Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
Child and Family Health Nursing (Semester 1 entry only)
Compulsory Placement Required:
Your ability to undertake the core practice units of the specialty is dependent on the availability of professional experience (clinical practice) placements. Placements are only possible for registered nurses in the following geographical areas:
Tasmania and New South Wales
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CNA752 Child and Family Health: Clinical Practice 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CNA758 Foundations of Child & Family Health
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA753 Child and Family Health: Clinical Practice 2
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA759 Theoretical Aspects of Child and Family Health
Clinical Nursing and Teaching Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA423 Introduction to Quality Health Services
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Launceston | Spring school (extended) |
View all details for CNA632 Learning and Teaching in Healthcare Settings
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA699 Applied Learning and Teaching for Health Professionals
Critical Care Nursing Stream (Semester 1 entry only)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA770 Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA771 Contemporary Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA773 Contemporary Critical Care Nursing Science
Emergency Nursing Stream (Semester 1 entry only)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA784 Foundations of Emergency Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA785 Clinical Perspectives of Emergency Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA787 Triage & Complex Management of the Emergency & Trauma Patient
Gerontological Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA426 Policy and Leadership in Older Person Care
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA409 The Last Year of Life: Renegotiating and Reinforcing Appropriate Care
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA427 Mental Health Well-Being and Dementia Care
High Acuity Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA770 Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Leadership in Practice (Semester 1 entry only)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA425 Professional Practice Enhancement
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Credit Points: 25
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA428 Leadership in Professional Practice Environments
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing Stream (Semester 1 entry only)
Note: Studies in Mental Health includes a compulsory face to face (3 day) workshop in Hobart (Tasmania) on the first 3 days of Semester One. Further details will be provided once you have received and accepted your offer.
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA740 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Theory 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA742 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Practice 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA741 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Theory 2
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA743 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Practice 2
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Stream
Students must carefully select their specialisation according to their scope of practice as the Semester 2 units under the Neonatal and Special Care of the Newborn specialisations are mutually exclusive. This means should you wish to complete Special Care of the Newborn and then complete Neonatal Intensive Care at a later date, you will need to redo the Semester 2 units and attend to the assessment tasks relevant to the individual specialty. You would not be permitted however to study the Neonatal Specialisation first and then return to complete the Special Care of the Newborn specialisation.
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA506 Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CNA521 Contemporary Neonatal Intensive Care Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CNA523 Contemporary Neonatal Intensive Care Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
Neuroscience Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
Oncology Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
Orthopaedics Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
Paediatric Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA506 Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA508 Foundations of Children's Nursing 2
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA765 Acute Care Management of the Child & Family Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA767 Acute Care Management of the Child & Family Practice
Perioperative Nursing Stream (Semester 1 entry only)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA754 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA756 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA755 Contemporary Perioperative Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA757 Contemporary Perioperative Nursing Theory
Primary Health (Semester 1 entry only)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA423 Introduction to Quality Health Services
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA507 Introduction to Wound Management
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA509 Assessment and Management of Pain
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA545 Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA727 Immunisation Education for Registered Nurses
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
Rehabilitation Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA509 Assessment and Management of Pain
Renal Nursing Stream
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA573 Contemporary Renal Replacement Therapy
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA576 Self Management in Renal Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
Special Care of the Newborn Nursing Stream
Students must carefully select their specialisation according to their scope of practice as the Semester 2 units under the Neonatal and Special Care of the Newborn specialisations are mutually exclusive. This means should you wish to complete Special Care of the Newborn and then complete Neonatal Intensive Care at a later date, you will need to redo the Semester 2 units and attend to the assessment tasks relevant to the individual specialty. You would not be permitted however to study the Neonatal Specialisation first and then return to complete the Special Care of the Newborn specialisation.
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA506 Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CNA508 Foundations of Children's Nursing 2
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA529 Special Care of the Newborn Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CNA530 Special Care of the Newborn Theory
Entry requirements
Eligibility
An applicant must: [i] be a registered nurse in Australia, or [ii] if an overseas applicant, have had his/her nursing qualifications assessed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and be eligible for registration in Australia, and normally have had at least six months of full-time experience in relevant nursing practice within the last two years (or equivalent); [iii] hold an undergraduate degree in nursing with a grade point average of at least a credit (or equivalent); or [iv] have qualifications or experience deemed to be the equivalent of one of the above.
Safety in Practice Requirements
All students enrolling in College of Health and Medicine programs which include a professional experience placement component, laboratory and/or field activity are required to establish and maintain their capacity to practice safely via Safety in Practice Requirements documentation.
Articulation to
The Graduate Certificate in Nursing articulates to the Graduate Diploma of Nursing/BN Professional Honours and the Master of Clinical Nursing.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $8,475 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $16,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
- Online
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