N8022 Ageing and chronic care Proposed offering
Palliative Care Nursing
Comfort, dignity and courage at the end of life.
Registered nurses caring for people with life-limiting conditions and their families.
Overview
Nurses spend more time with people at the end of their lives than any other professional, and are uniquely placed to shape how palliative care is delivered. This specialty provides a systematic introduction to palliative care nursing concepts.
Its person-centred approach supports safe, assured care in acute and palliative care units, haematology and oncology services, and aged care and community settings, using simulated case studies to build clinical reasoning.
Overview adapted from the official IHM Palliative Care Nursing specialisation page.
Topics and themes
Themes highlighted in the published specialisation content. A detailed unit topic schedule is To be confirmed.
- 01
Palliative care nursing concepts
- 02
Person-centred end-of-life care
- 03
Caring for families through loss
- 04
Palliative care across acute, oncology, aged and community settings
- 05
Clinical reasoning through simulated case studies
Learning focus and outcomes
Unit learning outcomes: To be confirmed
Verbatim accredited learning outcomes for unit N8022 will be published once confirmed by IHM.
The official Palliative Care Nursing page does not currently list specialisation learning objectives.
Assessment
Assessment types and weightings for this micro-credential are To be confirmed. Under the proposal, micro-credential learners would complete the same assessment as students in the award unit.
For reference, the official GCAN pages describe assessment that can be completed entirely online, without attending an examination centre.
Duration, volume and delivery
- Duration
- To be confirmed
- Learning hours
- To be confirmed
- Delivery mode
- To be confirmed
The parent Graduate Certificate is delivered online. Course durations and fees published for the full award do not apply to an individual micro-credential.
Eligibility
- Proposed: current registration as a registered nurse.
- Proposed: domestic students and eligible non-student visa holders only. Not CRICOS registered and not available on a student visa.
- Parent-course qualification and English requirements are shown as reference on the requirements page. Standalone admission rules are subject to confirmation.
- Please ask IHM admissions to confirm any clinical access requirements relevant to palliative care nursing.
Credit and pathway
This micro-credential is proposed to be the same unit as N8022 Palliative Care Nursing in the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing. In the award, this specialty is paired with N8023 Professional Reflection in Palliative Care Nursing and the core unit N9001 Professional Issues and Policies in Nursing.
Credit into the parent award is expected to be assessed under the IHM Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy. The formal credit rule and any time limit are To be confirmed.
How to enrol
- 1
Read the common requirements and check the parent-course reference criteria.
- 2
Contact IHM to confirm this micro-credential is open, along with dates, fees and clinical access requirements.
- 3
Only once IHM confirms availability, follow their guidance to apply through the official portal.
This prototype does not submit enquiries or applications. Micro-credential availability must be confirmed with IHM.
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