Study Guide

Objective

The student understands the perioperative process and knows the roles of the perioperative nurse.
The student gets familiar with the perioperative environment and is able to work in a multi-professional group in the care of a perioperative patient.
The student acts aseptically at different stages of perioperative patient care.
The student knows basic anesthesia methods and basic drugs and fluids used in perioperative care.
The student knows the basic monitoring and nursing interventions related to anesthetized patients.
The student is able to support and promote the health, functional capacity, rehabilitation and self-care of perioperative patients and their next-of-kin.
The student knows the pain management in perioperative care.
The student recognizes most typical instruments and surgical methods.
The student knows the use of equipment in the theatres and recovery room and understands the importance of patient safety in perioperative care.
The student understands the principles of sustainable development in perioperative care.

Content

- perioperative process (pathway of elective and emergency patient, ambulatory patient)
- the roles and tasks of an anesthetic nurse, scrub nurse and circulating nurse
- environment of theatres
- the principles of aseptic care (surgical hand disinfection, use of sterile gown, surgical site skin disinfection, preparing a sterile table, respecting of sterile area)
- anesthesia methods (general anesthesia, spinal – and epidural, local anesthesia)
- observation of anesthetized patient in the theatre and recovery room
- documentation and reporting (Periop documention, ISBAR)
- drug and fluid care (general anesthesia drugs, local anesthetics, pain medication, infusions)
- pain management methods (epidural, PCA, plexus, VAS)
- main instruments and equipment (diatermia, suction, c-arm)
- interaction and counselling situations with the patient
- patient safety (physical and physiological), nurse’s occupational safety (preventing accidents, ergonomic point of view, radiation protection, needle accidents)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- perceives the perioperative process.
- perceives the roles of perioperative nurses and environment in the operating theaters.
- is able to work in a multi-professional team.
- is able to work aseptically.
- perceives different anesthesia methods and the main preparation methods for the patient’s anaesthesia.
- is able to guide the patient during the perioperative process.
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia.
- perceives the most important surgical instruments and equipment.
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilization methods in perioperative nursing.
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care.
- knows the importance of patient safety in perioperative care.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- knows the perioperative process.
- knows the roles of a perioperative nurse and the environment in the operating theaters.
- is able to work in a multi-professional team and understands the importance of teamwork.
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating theaters and is able to act according to the aseptic rules.
- knows different anesthesia methods and the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia.
- is able to guide patients diversely during the perioperative process.
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia.
- knows the most important surgical instruments and equipment.
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilization methods in perioperative nursing.
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia.
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intra-operative care.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- knows the perioperative process.
- knows the roles of a perioperative nurse and the environment in the operating theaters.
- is able to work in a multi-professional team and knows the importance of teamwork.
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating theaters and is able to act according to the aseptic rules.
- knows different anesthesia methods and mechanisms and the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia.
- is able to guide different patient groups diversely.
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms.
- knows the most important surgical instruments and equipment and the purpose for their use.
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilization methods in perioperative nursing.
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia.
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intra-operative care.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not understand the perioperative process.
- does not understand the roles of perioperative nurses and the environment in the operating theaters.
- is not able to work in a multi-professional team.
- is not able to work aseptically.
- does not perceive different anesthesia methods and the main preparation methods for the patient’s anaesthesia.
- is not able to guide the patient during the perioperative process.
- does not know the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia.
- does not perceive the most important surgical instruments and equipment.
- does not know the most-used disinfectant and sterilization methods in perioperative nursing.
- does not know the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care.
- does not know the importance of patient safety in perioperative care.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations

Further information

SeAMK DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can participate in this course.