Perioperative NursingLaajuus (4 cr)

Objectives

The student
- understands the role of the perioperative nurse;
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing;
- masters the principles and methods of infection control in intraoperative nursing;
- understands the meaning of patient safety and continuity of patient care;
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication used in anaesthesia;
- is able to observe the patient under anaesthesia;
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery;
- knows the main equipment and its use in the operating theatre;
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation;
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation.

Content

- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- guidance of patients of different ages
- special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing;
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics;
- the main equipment and its use in the operating theatre;
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation;
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation;
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia:
- observation of the patient in the recovery room;
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing

Prerequisites

30 ects of initial stage studies completed