Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing – PGCertNurs
Nursing
A course by
Massey University
Massey's Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing is designed for registered nurses wishing to develop clinical knowledge and skills within a chosen specialty, delivered mainly online with compulsory on-campus contact workshops.
NZ$5,807
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This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 8 Certification (60 Credits)
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NZ$5,807
inc GST
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This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 8 Certification (60 Credits)
Post Grad
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop clinical knowledge and skills
Enhance your professional practice within a chosen clinical specialty through advanced coursework tailored to your interests and needs.
Engage with current issues and research in nursing
Critically examine contemporary topics, evidence-based practices, and theoretical perspectives relevant to nursing and healthcare delivery.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing (PGCertNurs) provides registered nurses with knowledge and clinical expertise to advance their professional practice in a chosen specialty area. Taught by experienced academics and clinicians, the programme is highly supportive and blends web-based learning with compulsory on-campus workshops. Students choose two 30-credit courses addressing diverse topics such as clinical teaching, health management, research methods, leadership, mental health, and primary health care. This qualification is a stepping stone to further postgraduate study, including the Postgraduate Diploma or Master of Nursing.
Course Content
- Health Systems Management
- Contemporary Issues in Health Service Management
- Issues in Nursing
- Managing Long Term Conditions
- Contemporary Approaches to Clinical Teaching and Learning
- Health Research Design and Method
- Pain Management
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Assessment and Clinical Decision-Making in Mental Health
- Applied Ethics for Professional Practice
- Clinical Specialty: Older Persons' Health
- Psychological Interventions in Mental Health
- Kawa Whakaruruhau and Cultural Safety in Clinical Practice
- Wound Management
- Primary Health Care in Practice
- Assessment and Clinical Decision-Making
- Leadership in Nursing
- Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Advanced Critical Care Nursing
- Foundations in Critical Care Nursing
- Health and Well-being of Children and Young People
- Advanced Occupational Health and Safety
- Sleep and Circadian Science for Health Practitioners
