Program Overview

Registered Nurse Bridging Program (Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing – Australian Nursing Practice)

About the Course

The Registered Nurse Bridging Program (GCAN-ANP) at IHM offers Internationally Qualified Registered Nurses a pathway to achieve nursing registration in Australia while obtaining a postgraduate nursing qualification. Designed to meet the needs of overseas registered nurses, our program provides essential knowledge and skills for Australian nursing practice. This ensures nurses are well-prepared to become registered nurses in Australia. Additionally, IHM offers an attractive scholarship to support nurses in their preparation for Australian nursing registration.

Key Benefits of the RN Bridging Program (GCAN-ANP)

• Program Fees: $12,000
• On Campus Component: Includes 4 weeks of hands-on OSCE preparation
• On Campus Benefits in Australia
  • Study on a student visa with work rights
  • Continued Support:
    • If registration is not completed within the program, students receive guidance to continue with IHM’s Master of Nursing program
    • Master of Nursing Benefits
      • Eligibility for 1 semester credit transfer

Details about the Course

• Course Duration: 26 Weeks
• CRICOS Course Code: K
• AQF Level: 08
• Accreditation: TEQSA
• Delivery Mode: On Campus, Hybrid

Course Structure and Delivery

• Three units constitute the Registered Nurse Bridging Program course (GCAN-ANP). One core unit and two units of specialisation.
• Unit Code | Unit Name | Credit Points
  • NAU001 | NCLEX-RN Preparation course | 0
  • A1001 | Academic Integrity | 0
  • N9001 | Professional Issues and Policies in Nursing | 12
  • N8001 | Australian Nursing Practice | 12
  • N8002 | Professional Reflection in Australian Nursing Practise | 8

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are as follows:

• CLO 1. Integrate knowledge of the healthcare system to critically analyse the impact of socio‐political issues and health policies on the scope of nursing practice.
• CLO 2. Synthesise specialised nursing and pathophysiological knowledge when conducting nursing assessments in the provision of optimal specialised treatment and management of complex health conditions of patients.
• CLO 3. Apply analytical and reflective skills in planning, prioritising and implementing person‐centred specialised nursing care in challenging and diverse clinical situations.
• CLO 4. Demonstrate professional physical and cultural safety and capability when providing specialised person‐centred care to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• CLO 5. Apply expert professional judgement, accountability, and responsibility when providing optimal specialised person‐ centred nursing care.
• CLO 6. Facilitate the empowerment of self and others, through positive and effective communication within a highly specialised, multicultural and multidisciplinary approach to safe practice.
• CLO 7. Critically analyse legal, ethical, social, cultural and political dynamics impacting on specialised person‐centred nursing practice in a diverse and multicultural healthcare environment.
• CLO 8. Appraise evidence‐based nursing research and knowledge to inform critical clinical decision‐ making when providing quality and safe specialised nursing care that will enhance health outcomes of health consumers.

Admission Requirements

• Have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree a Post Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Be an AHPRA registered nurse; or
• Be a registered nurse with the Nurses’ Board/Council from the country of origin or place of residence
• Have completed NCLEX successfully.
• Have an Overall score of IELTS with a minimum score of 7.0 in Listening, Reading, and Speaking. Writing 6.5 or equivalent.

Tuition Fees

• Total Tuition Fee: AUD $12,000
• Administration (Non-Tuition) Fee: AUD $250 (Non Refundable)

FEE-HELP

FEE-HELP is an Australian government loan program designed to assist eligible fee-paying students in paying their tuition fees for higher education courses at approved institutions. It operates similarly to the HECS-HELP scheme but applies to students undertaking fee-paying undergraduate, postgraduate, or vocational education and training (VET) courses at approved providers.

Australian Nursing Registration Process

• Step 1: Self Check
• Step 2: IQNM Assessment Process
• Step 3: Orientation: Part A
• Step 4: Portfolio Stage
• Step 5: NCLEX-RN (Multiple Choice Questions)
• Step 6: OSCE
• Step 7: Orientation: Part B

Course Coordinator

• Ms. Divitha Subramanian
• Designation: Course Coordinator
• Email: [insert email]

Student Testimonials

• Divine Hunas
• Tessy

Modes of Delivery

• Hybrid Delivery with NCLEX and OSCE Preparation
• On-Campus Delivery on a Student Visa