Skip to content
Curtin University
Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

311502 v.1 Perioperative Nursing Stream (Master of Clinical Nursing)

Introduction

This stream has developed with two distinct areas of clinical specialisation, operative nursing practice and anasthesia recovery. By enrolling in the Perioperative Stream registered nurses can specify which of these two areas they wish to pursue in detail. This course is for the nurse who is working in the perioperative area and wishes to expand their professional competence to an advanced level whilst concurrently undertaking an academically sound course which embraces evidence based practice and critical thinking.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
310509 v.3   Advanced Clinical Practice 531 3.0 25.0
310510 v.3   Advanced Clinical Practice 532 3.0 25.0
311287 v.1   Advanced Clinical Nursing Science 531 3.0 25.0
311289 v.1   Advanced Clinical Nursing Science 532 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
307053 v.2   Inquiry into Quality Health Care 532 3.0 25.0
308409 v.1   Health Project Preparation 591 25.0
311225 v.1   Clinical Leadership 561 3.0 25.0
4712 v.3   Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0
  OR  
13152 v.3   Health Research Methods 681 4.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
310475 v.1   Health Project 691 20.0 50.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
310476 v.1   Health Project 692 20.0 50.0
  50.0