Equipment & Product Safety Online Courses

Acquire essential knowledge on environmental cleaning in the surgical setting to help minimize exposure to infectious organisms.

Learn about various methods of hemostasis, the use of sponges and drains, and ways to prevent retained surgical items (RSIs).

This educational module presents an overview of information for health care personnel who may be involved in laser procedures and provides a foundation for the creation of facility-specific laser policies and procedures.

Learn evidence-based practices for skin preps; types of prepping agents; prepping procedures; and documentation for common types of surgery.

Identify the essentials of cleaning the perioperative areas to provide a safe environment for both patients and healthcare workers.

Increase understanding of the evidence-based practices needed for performing safe and effective high-level disinfection.

Understand how skin preparation of the surgical site helps reduce the potential for surgical site infections.

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

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

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.

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

Learn how to safely position patients for an invasive or noninvasive procedure.

Learn how to apply principles of safety when using a variety of equipment in the surgical suite.

Identify the concepts of sterile technique and their application to clinical perioperative practice.

Identify the concepts of sterile technique and their application to clinical perioperative practice.

Learn the essential principles of draping a surgical field and the types of surgical drapes.

Learn various surgical instruments to help anticipate the needs of the surgical team during surgical procedures.