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Health systems are quickly recognizing that the labor and delivery suite is actually an operating room. This has escalated the need for the same perioperative education for RN OB circulators comparable to that of perioperative nurses in the OR department. To meet this need, AORN has modified Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ for the OB Circulator.

"To help ensure quality care in the L&D OR suite, education must be comparable to that of the main OR. Encouraging nurses who circulate in the L&D OR suite to participate in the Periop 101 curriculum is one step in the right direction."
Katie Schimmelpfennig, RN
Women's Center Clinical Instructor
St. Luke's Health System

The core content of Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ is included in this program with only the Laser and Endoscopic Surgery modules being replaced by an OB-specific module. AORN developed the Periop 101 OB module in collaboration with St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID and other subject matter experts.

This new module is intended to provide supplemental information for the OB RN circulator who is caring for the obstetric patient in the OB surgical suite. This information builds on the content of the core curriculum. “Special Considerations for the OB RN Circulator” should be accessed after the learner has successfully completed the required 23 modules of the Periop 101: A Core Curriculum.

Module objectives:

Upon completion of this module the nurse will be able to:

• Identify how the nursing process is utilized in providing perioperative care.
• List one special consideration that should be addressed in the OB surgical suite related to positioning.
• Explain how overall patient safety concerns are addressed in the OB surgical suite.

 

Part One:  Nursing Considerations	Part Two:  Safety Considerations
Section One: Preoperative Care Standards in the OB surgical suite AWHONN recommendations Assessment – physical and psychosocial Planning and desired outcomes Patient Comfort Preoperative preparation and planning Anesthesia evaluation and risks – including MH Fetal Heart Rate monitoring Support person preparation and attire	The Surgical Team Aseptic Technique Latex Allergies Patient Transfer Electrosurgery Surgical Prep Time Out – Universal Protocol Instrumentation Environmental Sanitation Terminal Cleaning Specimen collection Traffic Patterns Transfer of Care
Section Two: Intraoperative Care Ongoing Assessment Implementation of care planning Attire Positioning Electrosurgery Prepping Draping Counts Specimen collection and handling Evaluation and Documentation
Section Three: Postoperative Care Evaluation Transfer of Care

For more information or to order the Periop 101 Curriculum for the OB RN Circulator, email periop101@aorn.org and provide your name, telephone number, facility name, and city/state in your email.