Periop 202: Spine Procedures

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Developed by subject matter experts and AORN, this newly updated course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional should know prior to caring for patients receiving spine surgery.

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Course Overview

  • Basic spine anatomy
  • Indications for spine surgery
  • Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of a patient undergoing spine surgery
  • Anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery
  • Anterior and posterior lumbar spine surgery

Course Objectives

  • Discuss the anatomy of the spine
  • Identify indications for spine surgery
  • Discuss perioperative care for patients undergoing spine surgery
  • Describe safe practices in positioning and intraoperative care of the patient undergoing spine surgery

Course Outcome

After successfully completing the Periop 202 Spine Procedures course, perioperative nurses will demonstrate knowledge of current, evidence-based perioperative best practices related to care of patients undergoing spine surgery, as evidenced by passing the required posttest with a score of 80% or higher.

Contact Hours

Upon completion of the course and course evaluation, students will earn 1.7 contact hours.

This program is approved for up to 1.7 hours of AEUs by BASC Provider #0102.

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