Wollongong

Emergency Nurse

Emergency Care Nurses are specialist nurses who provide first-response and emergency treatment to patients in the emergency room and intensive care wards. They are qualified Registered Nurses (RNs) who have undertaken post-graduate training in emergency nursing, acute care, and critical care nursing.

As an Emergency Care Nurse you could be admitting a patient to the ER with a compound fracture, asking relatives about an unconscious patient’s medical background and history of allergies, providing initial treatment to a burns victim, taking an ECG of a patient who has presented with chest pain, monitoring the vital signs of a patient who has overdosed, moving a patient from the ER to intensive care, or updating a patient’s records and associated documentation.

Emergency Nursing is a fast-paced and demanding occupation, so to succeed you’ll need to be physically fit and able to make critical decisions in a highly stressful environment.

Future demand High
Average yearly income $88,400
Skill level Unknown

How do I become a emergency nurse?

All skill levels Beginner Experienced

Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse)

Blended, On Campus
24 months
$0 - $10,014
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing

Blended, Online
12 months
$11,250 - $12,224
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing

On Campus, Online
12 months
$11,250 - $12,750
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing

Online
8 - 12 months
$11,000 - $11,250
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
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