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Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing is designed for registered nurses working in perioperative environments, offering rigorous training and opportunities to specialise in perioperative care. Classes are held off-campus at partner health institutions, and graduates may progress to a Master of Nursing (Perioperative).

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 - 2 semesters full-time
Course Code
4091
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Feb

About this course

Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing

If you are a Registered nurse already working in the perioperative environment of one of our affiliated health services caring for patients recovering from major operations, the Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing from The University of Notre Dame Australia could be the qualification for you. Our postgraduate program can be completed in one year of full-time study. To apply you must be a current employee at one of the health institutes listed below. Contact us today to see if you qualify for this excellent opportunity.

Why study this degree?

If you would like to further your nursing career and specialise in the perioperative care of patients the Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing is designed for working professionals, such as you. If you enrol in this program, you will receive rigorous and demanding training from some of the best health providers in the country. Classes are held off-Campus at one of our partner health institutions in Western Australia.

Once you have completed this program, you may apply for a Master of Nursing (Perioperative), which requires a further year of study.

Our health service partners include:

  • Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospital Group
  • King Edward Memorial Hospital
  • Perth Children's Hospital
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  • St John of God Healthcare (Bunbury)
  • St John of God Healthcare (Mt Lawley)
  • St John of God Healthcare (Midland)
  • St John of God Healthcare (Murdoch)
  • St John of God Healthcare (Subiaco)

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

  • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or provisional registration, whichever is applicable at the time of commencement
  • Nursing of other appropriate degree or the equivalent
  • Minimum of one year relevant post registration nursing experience
  • Currently working as a Registered Nurse in the perioperative environment of a partnership facility
  • Current employment contract for the term of the program with an approved health service.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing, graduates will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of concepts and principles framing perioperative nursing care
  2. Apply advanced technical competence in perioperative nursing, with demonstration of portability of learning from one specialty to another
  3. Demonstrate leadership and interpersonal communication skills within the interprofessional perioperative environment
  4. Provide evidenced based quality care within an ethical and legal framework
  5. Utilise technology to enable research and reflective practice within the perioperative environment

Career pathways

Career opportunities

A Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing will give you the qualifications required to work as a perioperative nurse.

Course structure

Program summary
  • NURS5001 Pathophysiological Processes Related to Therapeutic Action
  • NURS5011 Clinical Practice
  • NURS5012 Professional Development
  • NURS5010 Reflective Practice
  • NURS5013 Management
  • PHIL6020 Ethics in Professional Life