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NS5702:03
Perioperative Care 2
Clinical placement requirement. Semester 2. .
Available to students who are eligible for registration as a nurse in Queensland or elsewhere in Australia; hold a recognised undergraduate degree in nursing or a related discipline or its equivalent as approved by the Head of the School of Nursing Sciences and have 12 months minimum postgraduate clinical experience.
This subject explores the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required by registered nurses when caring for patients during the perioperative stages. Content includes managing the physical and psychosocial needs for patients with complex health care problems, clinical problem-solving and an introduction to technological interventions specifically relating to interventions in the following areas: ophthalmology; cardiothoracic; vascular; ear, nose and throat; neuroscience. Also information relating to paediatrics will be covered. Competency-based clinical assessment will occur during the clinical practice component of the subject.
apply knowledge and skills to implement and evaluate contemporary perioperative nursing practice in relation to patient and family-centred care;