Postgraduate course
Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Courses included
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This course has been cancelled
About
This program was developed in partnership with participating health services to provide a career pathway for registered nurses to gain postgraduate qualifications in the perioperative area of nursing. The program was created to be attractive to current or newly employed perioperative nurses who wish to gain a specialty qualification that articulates with the Master of Nursing.
The program aims to provide current practicing perioperative nurses with opportunities to advance their current practice and develop knowledge and consolidate skills to function as a specialist within the perioperative field. The program will take a blended learning approach drawing on a range of healthcare experts with a focus on evidence-based and best practice developing the student along the Bennerian continuum from novice to expert.
Admission criteria
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing applicants must also meet the following specific requirements.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, or provisional registration, which is applicable at the time of the student’s program commencement.
- Nursing or other appropriate degree or the equivalent.
Current employment contract for the term of the program with an approved health service.
Academic requirements for this program are outlined on our admission requirements page. All applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements, including those relating to age and English Language Proficiency.
Fees and charges
^ Fee listed is the indicative annual course cost for 2022 and is subject to annual review. Students studying at UNDA may also be eligible for FEE-HELP.
Australian Government financial assistance
Further information
View all details of this course on the University of Notre Dame Australia website.
The University of Notre Dame Australia degrees
The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.