Credit points
20
Specialisation available at
- Online
Additional information
Patients undergoing surgical procedures experience complex physiological changes, multiple comorbidities, and significant psychosocial and cultural impacts across the perioperative continuum. Specialist perioperative nurses play a pivotal role in delivering safe, high-quality, and people-centred care through advanced clinical decision-making, from preoperative assessment and preparation to intraoperative support, postoperative management, rehabilitation, and discharge.
The perioperative specialisation units in the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Perioperative) support the development of advanced bioscience knowledge, clinical reasoning, and professional capability required for specialist perioperative nursing practice. They prepare registered nurses to critically analyse the role and scope of the specialist perioperative nurse in improving patient and family outcomes. Students integrate advanced bioscience concepts with evidence-based practice to inform complex clinical decisions, while examining the physical, psychosocial, and cultural impacts of surgery and comorbidities on individuals and their families.
The units emphasise advanced clinical reasoning to design, justify, and evaluate evidence-based, people-centred care that responds to variations in perioperative patients’ health status. Students critically apply principles of interprofessional collaboration and shared decision-making to deliver culturally safe, equitable, and responsive care to diverse populations. Through critical evaluation of complex ethical challenges and contemporary perioperative nursing practices, and reflective examination of professional leadership, students are equipped to lead evidence-based practice, uphold professional standards, and advocate for safe and ethical care within complex perioperative environments.
Admission requirements
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.
Completion requirements
This Specialisation consists of 20cp.