C11117v4 Graduate Certificate in Anaesthetics and Recovery Room Nursing
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Anaesthetics and Recovery Room Nursing (GradCertN)UAC code: 942858 (Autumn semester)
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: Kuring-gai campus
Note(s)
This course is available for new admissions every second year. The next intake is in 2009.
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
This course prepares registered nurses to function as anaesthetics and recovery room nurses in various health care settings.
Course aims
The course promotes a deep understanding of complex anaesthetics and recovery room issues as they relate to patient outcomes. It is designed to encourage the development of an anaesthetics and recovery room nurse who is able to provide holistic, patient-centred care during anaesthesia and recovery from surgical and procedural intervention.
Career options
Career options include specialty anaesthetics and recovery room nursing in perioperative settings and day surgery units.
Admission requirements
Applicants should be registered nurses with an Australian bachelor's degree in nursing or an equivalent tertiary qualification. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but do have recent relevant work experience and can demonstrate the capacity to undertake tertiary study may also be considered eligible.
Applicants are normally expected to have concurrent employment in or access to the area of specialty and at least one year's full-time professional employment in nursing is desirable.
Applicants must submit a CV (maximum 3500 words) describing:
- reasons for undertaking a postgraduate course within the faculty
- type of roles undertaken in current and previous employment
- details of current and previous work experience.
CVs can be lodged online at:
Applicants who do not have their name on the online register of the relevant state nursing registration board (e.g. the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW: www.nmb.nsw.gov.au), must provide a correctly verified copy of their registration to UAC with a covering letter stating their full name, daytime telephone number and UAC application number.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising three specified nursing subjects and one nursing elective (the Health Breakdown elective subject is recommended).
There are structured work-based learning opportunities for employees of Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH) and North Shore Private Hospital. These students may undertake a Clinical Accreditation Program (CAP) with NSCCH. This is at no cost to participants. Students who successfully complete the CAP are awarded an exemption from the Specialty Clinical Practice subject.
Course completion requirements
| 92905 Dimensions of Anaesthesia Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92906 Contexts of Recovery Room Nursing | 6cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 6cp | |
| 92869 Specialty Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| STM90490 Clinical Accreditation Program (NSCCH) | 6cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 6cp | |
| 92713 Health Breakdown | 6cp | |
| CBK90056 Nursing PG subjects | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (C07044) and the Master of Nursing (C04228).
Other information
Further information is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 1222 or +61 2 9514 5021
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au
Course Coordinator
telephone +61 2 9514 5120
email Lois.Hamlin@uts.edu.au
www.nmh.uts.edu.au
