Graduate Certificate In Critical Care Nursing
Programmes
Application
Application for courses starting in AY2024/2025 Semester 1, August 2024 will open from 29 April to 31May 2024.
- 28 March 2022 - 20 May 2022
Programme Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the specialised knowledge and skills to manage critically ill patients in various critical settings effectively. This programme emphasises evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the latest critical care medicine and nursing advancements.
This programme is offered on a part-time work-study mode. The minimum and normal candidature period is over three (3) semesters, 1.5 years and the maximum candidature is 4.5 years.
Aims of Programme
The programme aims to deepen the critical care competencies (clinical, technical, and interpersonal) adopting a work-study approach. The curriculum aligns with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Essentials.
Upon completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and clinical skills in critical care.
- Apply evidence-based practices to manage multisystem disorders/emergencies in critical care settings.
- Implement patient safety principles to the care of patients with multisystem disorders/emergencies in critical care settings.
- Engage patients and families in their care through effective communication and education. strategies.
- Analyse ethical and legal considerations in critical care decision-making.
- Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams to foster continuous professional growth and development.
Programme Structure
The Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing offers a 12-unit programme in a part-time work-study mode on a NUS semester academic calendar.
Learners who exit before completing the entire graduate certificate will be awarded a certificate for their completed course. After completing the course assessment requirements, learners would receive a Certificate of Competence (C grade) or Certificate of Participation (D+ grade). These course unit credits may be used to stack up to a Graduate Diploma or Master’s in future.
Modular Courses in the Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing
| COURSE NAME | COURSE CODE | UNIT | SEMESTER | INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation of Critical Care Nursing Health | NUR5721 | 4 | AY2024/2025 SEM 1 Aug – Nov |
13 weeks |
| Multisystem Nursing Practice I |
NUR5722 | 4 |
AY2024/2025 SEM 2 |
13 weeks |
| Multisystem Nursing Practice II | NUR5723 | 4 |
AY2024/2025 SPECIAL TERM |
13 weeks |
Applicants are required to register for each of the modular courses singularly.
There are two consecutive mini semesters in each regular semester. The first mini-semester (Mini-semester A) comprises 6 weeks of instruction, 1-week break (Reading Week) and 1 week of examinations.
The second mini-semester (Mini-Semester B) comprises 6 weeks of instruction, 1-week break (Reading Week) and 2 weeks of examinations (which is the same period as the end-of-semester examinations).
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
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Yong Loo Lin School of medicine
Clinical Research Centre
Block MD11, level 2
10 Medical Drive
Singapore 117597 - Ms Amanda Lee
- +65 65163116
- nurbox13@nus.edu.sg
