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About the course
Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Intraoperative Nursing builds specialist skills for registered nurses supporting patients through surgery. You’ll develop evidence-based knowledge in perioperative care, safety and quality standards, risk management and the assessment and management of elective and emergency surgical patients. Delivered online with interactive learning and expert support, the course is designed to help you step into advanced practice and leadership in intraoperative nursing at graduate certificate level.
Career outcome
This course supports nurses seeking specialist perioperative pathways and broader operating theatre responsibilities. Graduates may work in intraoperative and perioperative settings such as operating theatres and procedural areas, contributing to infection prevention, surgical safety, patient assessment and recovery coordination. The qualification can also help progress into senior clinical or team leadership duties within surgical services. Career outcomes align with graduate certificate study in Nursing focused on intraoperative practice.
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