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 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.

Understand the care and handling of specimens.

Understand proper patient positioning in order to provide optimal care in the surgical setting.

Learn to use the nursing process in documenting safe and effective patient care in the perioperative setting.

Learn how to protect both health care workers and patients from transmission of potentially infectious agents.

Understand testing, application, use, and cleaning of pneumatic tourniquets.

The learner will have the knowledge to confidently implement the recommended practices from the AORN Guideline for Sterile Technique to maintain sterility and prevent contamination of the sterile field and sterile items during operative and other invasive procedures.

Understand safe and accurate administration and documentation of intraoperative medications and solutions.

Prepare preceptors for their critical role in orienting new registered nurses to the perioperative environment.

Identify how to develop and implement a protocol for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE).

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

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

Identify correct surgical attire and how it’s worn to protect both patients and healthcare workers.

Learn the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the perioperative assessment.

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.