Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Nursing

Program Overview

This online paediatric nursing course equips nurses with specialized knowledge and skills to provide safe and professional care to newborns, children, and adolescents. Through online assessments and quizzes, nurses develop critical thinking abilities essential for paediatric nursing practice. The program prepares nurses for a range of career opportunities, including advanced practice nursing, nurse education, and clinical nurse specialist roles.

Program Outline

Outline:

• This course equips general nurses with increased knowledge and abilities in the specialized area of paediatric nursing and prepare nurses to work in a range of paediatric nursing settings safely and professionally.
• Paediatric nurses meet the nursing care requirements of newborns, children, and adolescents as they quickly move through physical, mental, and social phases of development.
• The course will educate nurses about paediatric nursing and equip them to offer high-quality and safe nursing interventions.
• The curriculum puts a focus on critical thinking abilities necessary for practise in the field of paediatric nursing.

Assessment:

• Online assessments and quizzes are included in all subjects.
• No face-to-face exams that require physical presence at an examination centre.

Teaching:

• This course is designed to be completed through online learning.

Careers:

• Pathway to IHM’s Master of Nursing course, with 6 months credit transfer.
• Advanced Practice Nurse
• Nurse Educator
• Nurse Manager/Administrator
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nurse Researcher