Postgraduate Guide Fremantle 2021

Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing At Notre Dame we have partnered with a number of leading hospitals and health providers in Western Australia to create this program, which allows perioperative nurses to further develop their skills. The program can be completed in one year of full-time study. To apply, you will need to be a current employee at one of our partner health institutions. Program code: 4091 Commencement: Semester 1 Duration: 1 year full-time Study mode: Off Campus Why study this program? Designed for working professionals, the Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Nursing has been jointly created by the School of Nursing & Midwifery and industry experts. Perioperative nurses care for surgical patients having interventional procedures in operating suites and day surgery units, and if you enrol in this program, you receive rigorous academic and clinical development components. Study days covering a broad range of relevant topics are held throughout the year at the various partnership facilities. The program is open to anyone with an undergraduate nursing degree (or equivalent) who is also an employee of one of our affiliated health services – see list below. 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) Program summary • Pathophysiological Processes Related to Therapeutic Action • Clinical Practice • Professional Development • Reflective Practice • Management • Ethics in Professional Life Entry requirements The following entry requirements apply to this program: • Current licence 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 or other appropriate degree or the equivalent • Minimum of one year relevant post registration nursing experience • Current employment contract for the term of the program with an approved health service APPLY DIRECT NOTREDAME.EDU.AU/POSTGRAD | 89