Periop Mastery Program modules cover the most critical areas and issues of the perioperative environment. Receive access to all the modules or choose only the ones you need. Modules are updated regularly based on the current Guidelines for Perioperative Practice.
Aseptic Technique
Environmental Cleaning
Covers the appropriate way to clean the perioperative environment according to current evidence.
Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis
This course is based on evidence-based practice guidelines for perioperative registered nurses (RNs) and other interested health care professionals...
Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting
Teaches proper hand hygiene to help prevent and control infections.
Surgical Attire
The human body and surfaces in the surgical environment are major sources of microbial contamination and transmission. Surgical attire and personal...
Sterilization and Disinfection
High-Level Disinfection
Cleaning and decontamination are the initial and most critical steps in breaking the chain of disease transmission. Hospital personnel need guidanc...
Sterilization in the Perioperative Setting
This course provides guidance on the different types of sterilizers, methods for maintaining the sterility of items, and processing monitoring devi...
Patient and Worker Safety
Prevention of Transmissible Infections
Know which safe nursing practices to implement when caring for patients with transmissible infections to reduce the risks of spreading infection in...
Retained Surgical Items
Learn how to prevent retained surgical items (RSIs) in patients undergoing surgical and other invasive procedures.
Counts for soft goo...
Radiation Safety
Radiological procedures are valuable diagnostic and treatment tools; however, the use of radiation in the perioperative setting introduces a variet...
Safe Environment of Care
Be able to identify and minimize potential hazards to staff and patients in the perioperative setting.
Maintaining a safe environment of car...
Patient Care
Malignant Hyperthermia
Familiarizes perioperative nurses with the characteristics of Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) and guidelines for treatment.
Perioperative Care of the Older Adult
Recognize the physiological, cognitive/psychosocial and sociological changes dissociated with aging. Older adults have an overall decline in physic...
Preventing Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia
Learn how to optimize patient care practices to maintain normothermia and prevent the redistribution phase of unplanned hypothermia.
Hypothe...
Moderate Sedation
Moderate sedation/analgesia is a drug-induced, mild depression of consciousness achieved by the ad...
Positioning the Patient
Learn to anticipate the positional equipment needed, principles of body mechanics and ergonomics, ongoing assessment requirements and how to coordi...
Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Learn reliable practices for reducing patient harm as a result of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).