Increase your knowledge of anesthesia methods to assist the anesthesia professional in delivering safe patient care.

Learn how to apply principles of safety when using a variety of equipment in the surgical suite.

Learn the essential principles of draping a surgical field and the types of surgical drapes.

Understand how skin preparation of the surgical site helps reduce the potential for surgical site infections.

Identify specific actions to take in order to reduce the risk of a patient developing unplanned perioperative hypothermia.

Learn how to prepare for, recognize, and treat various obstetric emergencies that may arise during pregnancy.

Introduces the perioperative registered nurse (RN) to the elements of a culture of safety and the effect of human factors on delivery of care.

Identify the characteristics of malignant hyperthermia (MH) and the guidelines for treatment.

Learn the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the perioperative assessment.

Learn the most effective ways to optimize patient care practices through proper hand hygiene.

Identify the essentials of cleaning the perioperative areas to provide a safe environment for both patients and healthcare workers.

Understand the physiological, cognitive/psychosocial, and sociological care of the older adult.

Understand the scope of perianesthesia nursing and the skill sets needed to perform this role.

Learn how to address the complex requirements in caring for the obstetric patient in the perioperative phases of care.

The learner will have the knowledge to confidently implement the evidence-based practices and recommendation from the AORN Guideline for Sterilization on types of sterilization modalities used today; loading the sterilizer; load configuration; transport of sterile items; quality control measures; and installation, care, and maintenance of sterilization equipment.

Learn specific behaviors to participate in patient and family educational activities.

Identify the concepts of sterile technique and their application to clinical perioperative practice.

Acquire basic nursing care considerations for a patient undergoing minimally invasive or endoscopic surgery.

Learn various surgical instruments to help anticipate the needs of the surgical team during surgical procedures.

The goal of this course is to familiarize nurses and other health care personnel with the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS), a standardized nursing language that will support evidence-based perioperative nursing practice.