Graduate Certificate in Cancer Nursing

This course will prepare you as a nurse to excel in diverse settings, ensuring you can provide compassionate and effective care to cancer patients.

Over four specialised online units, you’ll learn about the key areas of cancer nursing. You’ll focus on the cultivation of safe, caring, respectful, and responsive therapeutic relationships, to empower patients across their care continuum.

As a graduate, you will be adept at evaluating and integrating comprehensive information to provide holistic, evidence-based care, fostering collaborative interprofessional relationships to significantly enhance patient care and outcomes.

You will be able to navigate complex health environments with confidence, adhering to professional, ethical, and legal standards, while applying a strengths-based approach to nursing care.

3 reasons to study Cancer Nursing at Murdoch

• Fit study into your working life and study anywhere through our online-only course where you'll learn in our interactive, virtual classroom.
• Our course curriculum has been developed in consultation with industry and is taught by topic experts to ensure you graduate with relevant knowledge.
• Take advantage of networking opportunities through interactive workshops and online discussions.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Specific areas you’ll cover include:

• Foundational concepts in cancer care: Learn to engage critically with current challenges and future advancements in cancer research and treatment.
• Cancer therapies: Explore the latest advancements in cancer screening, diagnosis, and management, to enhance your understanding of current treatments and therapies for cancer.
• Supportive cancer care: Learn to develop patient-centred, comprehensive care plans, using evidence-based approaches to prevent and minimise the side effects of cancer treatments, optimising patient function and comfort.
• Strengths-based cancer care: Delve into the critical evaluation of evidence supporting complementary health choices that empower individuals to live well with cancer.

Your future career

As a graduate, you will be well-prepared to excel in the dynamic field of cancer nursing. You could work in a range of industries including the private sector, universities, and government institutions.