OUTCOMES

• After taking part in this course, the learners should be able to:
• demonstrate advanced knowledge of nursing assessment and preparation of clients undergoing surgery.
• apply high levels of decision making and problem solving as circulating or scrubbing nurse
• demonstrate advanced skills in applying the principles of asepsis in operating room
• use critical thinking skills during interventions of intraoperative phase.
• demonstrate advanced skills in management of surgical wound
• adopt high level communication skills as cornerstone in therapeutic relationships.

COURSE DISTRIBUTION IN HOURS

• Total course duration - 3 months = 12 weeks
• Theory - 3 hours per week for 3 days = 9 hours x 12 weeks = 108 hours
• Self-Directed Learning (SDL) - 8 hours per week for 12 weeks = 96 hours
• Total = 108 + 96 = 204 hours.

MODULES

Module 1: Pre-operative Nursing care

• Introduction to anaesthesia and resuscitation
• Preoperative nursing assessment
• Preoperative preparation Preoperative teaching
• Common preoperative nursing procedures

Module 2: Intraoperative nursing care

• Roles of the circulating and scrubbing nurse
• Position for different operations
• Principles of asepsis in operating room
• Management of operating theatre materials
• Interventions during intraoperative phase

Module 3: Current Evidence Based Practice in Postoperative nursing care

• Post-anesthesia care unit admission
• Immediate postoperative nursing assessment
• Management of common postoperative complications
• Management of surgical wound Preventing surgical sites infections

Module 4: Application of therapeutic communication skills in perioperative nursing techniques

• Techniques to improve listening skills in perioperative nursing techniques
• Techniques to improve talking in perioperative nursing techniques 

TARGET GROUP

Graduates from any of the medical or nursing professions - post registration.

TEACHING LEARNING METHODS

Interactive lectures conducted online (virtual learning environment) and on-site, problem-solving, and case-based approaches to learning. Course materials include lecture notes, PowerPoint presentation slides, and other relevant materials applicable to the course/ module.

EVALUATION

The course will be assessed using the table below:

• Formative Assessment 30%
• Summative Assessment 60%
• Attendance 10% 

AWARDS Upon completion of the course, successful learners will be awarded with a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificate, provided they have passed their formative assessment at 50% and summative assessments at 50%, with 90% attendance in all the course activities.