Graduate Certificate
Transform your passion for patient care into a world of new and unlimited possibilities, with a Graduate Certificate in Acute and Critical Care Nursing. Western is ranked number one in Australia for Nursing. We can show you how to be a leader in your field. And change lives for the better.
Graduates of this program can look forward to enhanced professional status and career opportunities in their chosen fields, including:
Working within the nursing speciality of acute care, you will provide intensive short-term care for patients, such as recovery from surgery or for an urgent medical condition. Acute care is challenging and, as a frontline care position, you'll encounter diverse situations every day.
Aged Care Nurses provide nursing care to elderly patients in hospitals, aged care facilities and in the community.
Disabled Carers provide general household assistance, emotional support, care and companionship for aged and disabled persons in their own homes.
Nursing Unit Managers are responsible for units of hospitals, aged care and community health care facilities, supervising nursing staff and financial resources to enable the provision of safe and cost-effective care.