C11116v4 Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing

Overview

This course prepares registered nurses to function as perioperative nurses in various health care settings.

Course aims

The course is designed to encourage the development of a perioperative nurse who is able to provide holistic, patient-centred care during anaesthesia, surgery and recovery. It promotes a deep understanding of complex perioperative issues as they relate to patient outcomes.

Career options

Career options include specialty perioperative nursing in day surgery settings, perioperative units and endoscopy suites.

Articulation

Additional admission requirements

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in nursing or equivalent tertiary qualification. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but who have recent relevant work experience may also be considered eligible (such applicants must present evidence of a capacity to undertake tertiary study).

Applicants are also expected to have had at least one year's full-time professional employment in nursing and are normally expected to have concurrent employment in their area of specialty.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.

Course structure

Students are required to complete a total of 24 credit points of study, comprising three specified nursing subjects and one nursing elective.

There are structured work-based learning opportunities for employees of Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH), North Shore Private Hospital and Sydney South West Area Health Service (SSWAHS).

Students who are employees of NSCCH or North Shore Private Hospital undertake a Clinical Accreditation Program (CAP) with NSCCH. This is at no cost to participants. NSCCH students who sucessfully complete the CAP are awarded an exemption from the Specialty Clinical Practice subject.

Students who are employees of SSWAHS undertake a CAP with SSWAHS. Students enrol in Specialty Clinical Practice, at their own cost, and attend this subject at SSWAHS.

Course completion requirements

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