The PGCertHSc programme, specialising in Advanced Nursing, is aimed at registered nurses seeking to advance their knowledge and skills. It is intended to give nurses the core generic skills and knowledge essential for advanced nursing practice in a specialist area, and preparation for research.

This specialisation is offered by the School of Nursing, and is offered in a flexible or distance learning format.

Students wishing to complete the PGCertHSc in Advanced Nursing are required to enrol in and complete the following courses, depending on the desired stream.

Stream 1: Generic

          60 points from:

• NURSING 704 - Applied Science for Registered Nurses (15 Points)
• NURSING 706 - Principles of Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics (15 Points)
• NURSING 714 - Nursing Practicum 1 (15 Points)
• NURSING 716 - Primary Health Care of Children (15 Points)
• NURSING 719 - Specialty Nursing Knowledge and Practice (15 Points)
• NURSING 720 - Evidence-based Nursing (15 Points)
• NURSING 730 - Knowledge / Science in Specialty Nursing (30 Points)
• NURSING 731 - Nursing the Hospitalised Child (15 Points)
• NURSING 773 - Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (30 Points)
• or other courses approved by the Head of the School of Nursing

Stream 2: Gerontology

          60 points from: 

• NURSING 720 - Evidence-based Nursing (15 Points)
• NURSING 773 - Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (30 Points)
• POPLHLTH 749 - Biology of Ageing (15 Points)
• POPLPRAC 725 - Principles of Gerontology (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 727 - Mental Health in Old Age (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 728 - Rehabilitation in Later Life (15 Points)
  

Stream 3: Palliative Care

          60 points from: 

• NURSING 720 - Evidence-based Nursing (15 Points)
• NURSING 773 - Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (30 Points)
• POPLPRAC 722 - Foundations of Clinical Symptom Management in Palliative Care (15 Points)
• POPLHLTH 746 - Ethics, Culture and Societal Approaches to Death (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 719 - Essentials of Palliative Care (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 720 - Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 721 - Reflective Practice in Palliative Care (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 723 - Clinical Symptom Management in Palliative Care 2 (15 Points) or
• POPLPRAC 724 - Child and Adolescent Palliative Care (15 Points)
• or other courses approved by the Head of the School of Nursing

Stream 4: Mental Health

          60 points from:

• NURSING 753 - Specialty Practice in Mental Health Nursing (30 Points)
• NURSING 754 - Legal Issues in Mental Health Nursing (15 Points)
• NURSING 758 - Special Topic (15 Points)
• NURSING 759 - Service Delivery in Mental Health Nursing (15 Points)
• NURSING 760 - Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy in Nursing Practice (15 Points)
• NURSING 763 - Mental Health Nursing in Primary Care (15 Points)
• NURSING 774 - Nursing in Acute Mental Health Settings (30 Points)
• NURSING 776 - Assessment and Clinical Decision Making in MHN
• NURSING 777 - Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing (30 Points)
• or other courses approved by the Head of the School of Nursing

For more information on other courses offered by the School of Nursing, please click here.

Students completing this programme may proceed to the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences, specialising in Advanced Nursing.  

To ensure you enrol on time, please follow steps 1-4 outlined in our Postgraduate Study section.

Click here for The University of Auckland regulations for the PGCertHSc programme.

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