Program Overview

Tailor your studies to your career aspirations with La Trobe's Master of Nursing.

Pursue clinical specialisations in relevant hospital settings with our prestigious health partners, or complete non-clinical specialisations to develop advanced knowledge of nursing research along with the critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills you need to thrive as a nursing researcher, educator or leader.

By completing La Trobe's Master of Nursing, you will:

• Learn to effectively plan, implement and evaluate practice in your specialised context, make high-level independent judgements, and function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Benefit from a flexible, blended learning approach that offers face-to-face or fully online study options that you can fit around your work commitments
• Choose from clinical specialisations in acute care, cardiac care, critical care, medical imaging, neonatal care, neonatal special care, and perioperative practices; or non-clinical specialisations in health management, leadership or public health
• Explore the introduction to nursing in the Australian context, including an understanding of professional standards and the healthcare organisational system
• Investigate legal and ethical issues pertinent to nursing practice.

Specialisation: Perioperative Practices

Perioperative practice is the care of a patient before, during and after surgery.
 
In this specialisation, you will enhance your clinical skills and knowledge in perioperative practice, advancing your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to become a proficient healthcare practitioner. The course explores the perioperative nursing roles of instrument and circulating nurses, as well as anaesthesia and recovery nursing in the operating theatre environment, with scaffolded learning to integrate evidence-based practice into your delivery of high-quality patient care. You will build on your understanding of essential technical and non-technical skills, such as communication, teamwork, leadership and professional practice to effectively collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, contribute to quality improvement and enhance patient outcomes.