N8024 Critical and acute Proposed offering
Perioperative Nursing
An advocate in the room, before, during and after.
Registered nurses in operating theatres, day surgery, endoscopy and recovery.
Overview
Perioperative nurses care for people having operative and other invasive procedures, planning, implementing and evaluating care alongside patients, families and the surgical team.
This specialty is a structured introduction to perioperative principles, with a person-centred focus on advocacy, assurance, quality and safety for people who may be unable to speak for themselves during surgery.
Overview adapted from the official IHM Perioperative Nursing specialisation page.
Topics and themes
Themes highlighted in the published specialisation content. A detailed unit topic schedule is To be confirmed.
- 01
Principles and scope of perioperative nursing
- 02
Care before, during and after surgical and invasive procedures
- 03
Advocacy for patients unable to communicate
- 04
Team approaches in the operating environment
- 05
Ethico-legal and culturally safe perioperative care
Learning focus and outcomes
Unit learning outcomes: To be confirmed
Verbatim accredited learning outcomes for unit N8024 will be published once confirmed by IHM.
Parent specialisation learning focus
Listed on the official Graduate Certificate Perioperative Nursing page at award-specialisation level. Shown for context only; these are not the unit learning outcomes.
- 1Critically review the principles, scope and components of perioperative nursing in terms of nursing intervention and management in different healthcare settings
- 2Explore and implement an evidence-based and person-centred care approach to nursing assessments and interventions related to clients before, during and after surgery
- 3Critically discuss aspects of a team approach in meeting a client’s specific immediate individual person-centred needs before, during and after surgery
- 4Critically examine the importance of the person-centred care approach to ethico-legal needs in an operative setting, being conscious of the individual needs of clients from various cultural groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Assessment
Assessment types and weightings for this micro-credential are To be confirmed. Under the proposal, micro-credential learners would complete the same assessment as students in the award unit.
For reference, the official GCAN pages describe assessment that can be completed entirely online, without attending an examination centre.
Duration, volume and delivery
- Duration
- To be confirmed
- Learning hours
- To be confirmed
- Delivery mode
- To be confirmed
The parent Graduate Certificate is delivered online. Course durations and fees published for the full award do not apply to an individual micro-credential.
Eligibility
- Proposed: current registration as a registered nurse.
- Proposed: domestic students and eligible non-student visa holders only. Not CRICOS registered and not available on a student visa.
- Parent-course qualification and English requirements are shown as reference on the requirements page. Standalone admission rules are subject to confirmation.
- Please ask IHM admissions to confirm any clinical access requirements relevant to perioperative nursing.
Credit and pathway
This micro-credential is proposed to be the same unit as N8024 Perioperative Care Nursing in the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing. In the award, this specialty is paired with N8025 Professional Reflection in Perioperative Care Nursing and the core unit N9001 Professional Issues and Policies in Nursing.
Credit into the parent award is expected to be assessed under the IHM Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy. The formal credit rule and any time limit are To be confirmed.
How to enrol
- 1
Read the common requirements and check the parent-course reference criteria.
- 2
Contact IHM to confirm this micro-credential is open, along with dates, fees and clinical access requirements.
- 3
Only once IHM confirms availability, follow their guidance to apply through the official portal.
This prototype does not submit enquiries or applications. Micro-credential availability must be confirmed with IHM.
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