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.
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.
Understand wound closure principles and how their application in the surgical setting can contribute to optimal outcomes.
Understand safe and accurate administration and documentation of intraoperative medications and solutions.
Understand the care and handling of specimens.
Learn how to protect both health care workers and patients from transmission of potentially infectious agents.
Prepare preceptors for their critical role in orienting new registered nurses to the perioperative environment.
Understand testing, application, use, and cleaning of pneumatic tourniquets.
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.
Understand essential information on initial, intraoperative, and final counts of all items used in the surgical setting.
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Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Patient Information Management: Guideline Update 2022.
Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Minimally Invasive Surgery: Guideline Update 2023.
The update for Guideline for Sterile Technique provides guidance for perioperative teams about preparing a sterile field related to sterile technique in the perioperative setting.
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Review updates to the guideline, including significant changes to fire safety tools and guidance for programs supporting latex safety, chemical safety, and waste management, and prevention of occupational slips, trips, and falls.
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Review significant changes to the guideline, including hand over communication, cleaning verification testing, and drying of devices after HLD.
This 1.0 CH webinar prepares a perioperative nurse to understand the importance of sterile storage as part of sterility assurance and to list two sterile storage guidelines.
Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Complementary Care.
Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline Update: Prevention of Patient Hypothermia 2020.