Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Perioperative)
MMC,
Clayton
Course code: 1255
Course coordinator: Ms D Mackechnie
The Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing (MMC Clayton) offers a
Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Perioperative) in partnership with the Southern
Health Care Network. This course is designed to prepare specialist clinical
nurses who are able to provide comprehensive care for patients before, during
and after surgery in a variety of settings. An extensive and diverse range of
clinical experience is offered, encompassing all surgical specialties.
The
course aims to:
- facilitate acquisition and application of knowledge, skills and
attitudes required for competent perioperative nursing practice;
- foster awareness of the divergent needs of different health care
organisations and client/patients;
- promote professional values of perioperative nursing specialists
including nursing accountability and professional development.
The
above aims underpin the following course objectives. Upon completion of all
course requirements, it is expected that graduates will:
- demonstrate an appreciation of the role of the perioperative nurse as
patient advocate throughout the period of increased patient vulnerability;
- demonstrate proactive pre-operative patient preparation and education;
- pursue problem solving methods for individual nursing assessment,
decision making, intervention and evaluation;
- examine a range of professional issues relating to current and future
perioperative nursing practice;
- use research methods for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes;
- demonstrate competency in the performance of complex clinical skills in
the perioperative environment;
- demonstrate interdisciplinary liaison with other health professionals
involved in perioperative care.
Successful
applicants will normally have:
- a degree;
- a current RN practising certificate; and
- at least one year professional clinical experience.
Special entry
to the course is available.
Students
will be required to undertake three core subjects and five specialist subjects,
for a total of eight subjects. Students may enrol full-time and complete the
course in one year. Alternatively, in a part-time enrolment, students will
normally complete the course in two years. Subjects are scheduled in a manner
which enables the students to undertake part-time employment.
- CNS6101 Research utilisation
- CNS6201 Health, caring, environment and technology
- CNS6202 Research in health care environments
- CNS6301 Advanced pathophysiology
- CNS6403 Perioperative nursing of adults and children
- CNS6404 Anaesthetic and post anaesthetic nursing principles and practices
- CNS6541 Perioperative nursing subspecialty A
- CNS6542 Perioperative nursing subspecialty B
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