Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Nursing

Studying aged care nursing with ACN will provide you with the principles of aged care nursing practice to improve your knowledge and skills to offer and coordinate evidence-based person-centred nursing care for the older person. The aim is to encourage professional and ethical understanding of clinical practice development to improve health outcomes, as highlighted in our white paper. Specialist nurses write our course for nurses. Our students are supported by a team of clinical experts working within the speciality. Our unique blend of electives allows students to explore further a specific area of interest, such as Dementia care and the Principles of Infection Control and Palliative Care Nursing.

The Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Nursing studies the complex needs of the older person being cared for within diverse aged care environments. This course aims to strengthen and develop nurses’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes about caring for older person. The course provides an advanced grounding in research methods, in addition to developing the theoretical and practical aspects of management, clinical practice and education. In this course, the single units of study draw upon the student’s nursing experience and combine this experience with theory, current research, and best practice guidelines to enhance the student’s specialist knowledge and skills, critical thinking and analysis abilities, and clinical decision‐making.

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• Fee listed: $12,800. This is the figure the provider entered. It may not be the fee that applies to you.
• Start date listed: 18 January 2027. This is a date the provider entered, so confirm the intake is still open and has places.
• Funding and concessions: Not stated on this listing. Eligibility for funding or a concession fee can depend on your circumstances and where you live, so ask the provider what applies to you.

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is the peak professional body and leader of the nursing profession. We are a for-purpose organisation committed to our vision of Advancing Nursing, Shaping Health. ACN presently provides post graduate nursing education as a TEQSA private provider, as well as non award courses as a professional association.

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