Course Level
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing
The aim of this online course is for a graduate to possess necessary knowledge and clinical skills to practice mental health nursing skilfully and within ethical and legal boundaries, and who can think abstractly and critically. The course encourages critical examination of current issues in mental health within national strategic directions for mental health care. Students gain understandings of how to use the self therapeutically, and the experiences of people who have mental illnesses, disorders and crises. Students who successfully complete this course may transfer into the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
WSU Online | Online/Off-campus - 6 months Part-time - 1 years | $2,312 | N/A |
Structure
40 credit points
Subjects
- Mental health nursing practice
- mental health assessment and application
- contemporary professional practice in mental health nursing.
Entry requirements
- Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife (currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Nursing and Midwifery), or eligibility for same and 1 year FTE work experience as a registered nurse or registered midwife within the last 5 years.
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