Perioperative Practice Major - Bachelor of Health Science
Allied Health
A course by
AUT
Become an anaesthetic technician and care for patients throughout their operating theatre journey by studying the Perioperative Practice major in AUT's Bachelor of Health Science.
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NZQA Level 7 Certification (360 Credits)
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$ENQUIRE
Interested in this course? Enquire now for Domestic & International pricing
This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 7 Certification (360 Credits)
Advanced
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Core skills this course teaches
Apply perioperative care skills
Develop competencies in supporting patients through the anaesthetic and surgical process including airway management, ECG monitoring, and intravenous cannulation.
Registration as anaesthetic technician
Be eligible to apply for registration as an anaesthetic technician with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand.
What You're Signing Up For
The Perioperative Practice major within AUT’s Bachelor of Health Science prepares you for a career as an anaesthetic technician, supporting patients during their surgical journey. You learn in a blend of online, classroom, and practical clinical settings alongside professionals such as anaesthetic technicians, anaesthetists, nurses and medical specialists. The programme features clinical placements across New Zealand, honing your abilities in perioperative care and making you eligible for professional registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand upon graduation.
Course Content
- Knowledge, enquiry and communication in health
- Te Tiriti Ora / Treaty of Waitangi in health practice
- Introduction to healthcare systems and practice
- Understanding human body systems
- Integrated human body systems
- Pathology and pathophysiology
- Foundations in perioperative practice
- Methods of research and enquiry
- Pharmacology for professional practice
- Anaesthetic and perioperative practice (multiple stages with clinical elements)
- Fundamentals of surgery
- Haemodynamics in perioperative practice
- Cardiology in perioperative practice
- Advanced resuscitation in perioperative practice
- Clinical risk reduction
- Health law and policy
- Clinical reasoning in perioperative practice
- Workplace/clinical placements in operating theatres
What you need to know first
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Anaesthetic technician (DHBs, private hospitals)Advanced clinical rolesManagement in health servicesEducation in perioperative practiceResuscitation teams
