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About the course
Designed for Australian Registered Midwives, this graduate certificate extends scope of practice in midwifery diagnostics and prescribing. You’ll build specialised skills to order and interpret investigative tests for childbearing women and prescribe scheduled medicines safely and effectively. The course emphasises critical evaluation and evidence-based decision-making to develop individualised, holistic care plans across the childbearing continuum as a Graduate Certificate in Nursing.
Career outcome
Graduates may broaden their clinical scope as registered midwives by adding capability in diagnostic decision-making and safe prescribing within approved practice frameworks. The qualification supports advanced practice roles involving assessment, ordering and interpretation of tests, medicines management and continuity of care for women across pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. It may assist progression into advanced clinical practice pathways in midwifery as a Graduate Certificate in Nursing.
Entry requirements
ECU admission and English language requirements apply.
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