Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to provide students with information about the responsibilities of the operating room nursing, surgical asepsis and central sterilization, safe surgical principles and patient and employee safety principles during operation, ethical and legal responsibilities related to operating room nursing.
Course Content
This course includes the organization of the team in the operating room, the duties, powers and responsibilities of the operating room nurses, operating room design and management, standards in operating room nursing, central sterilization practices, preparation of operating room suits, operative positions and complications, patient safety in the operating room, safe surgical checklist, safety in the operating room and legal and ethical issues in the operating room.
Required Resources
3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. ISBN-13: 9780323399265. https://www.alibris.com/Berry-Kohns-Operating-Room-Technique-Nancymarie-Phillips-RN-PhD/book/7807928
Recommended Resources
4. Criscitelli T. ( 2018). Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse: An Orientation and Care Guide in a Nutshell (Volume 1) 1st Edition. ISBN-13: 978-0826123688. https://www.amazon.com/Fast-Facts-Operating-Room-Nurse/dp/0826123686
Explanations
Evaluation of the course:
Achievement: 20% Midterm + 30% Homework + 50% Final exam = 100%
The mid-term and final exams will consist of 75% multiple choice questions and 25% open-ended questions.
In the course work, each student will prepare a report on the patient's intraoperative care via a sample of patients undergoing surgery. This report should include the patient's operative type, surgery position, materials used in surgery, decontamination of these materials, sterilization of disinfection, skin cleansing, safe surgical checklist information, types of anesthesia, and ethical and legal responsibilities for patients and employees.
Homework will be evaluated over 100 points based on the accuracy and adequacy of the information on the subject and the resource use.
Rules
Students must attend 70% of the course. Each student has to follow the course to continue. The student who cannot fulfill the condition of attendance can not take the Final and make-up exam.
He is mandatory to enter the course on time
Course Learning Outcomes
- To be able to apply surgical aseptic technique and to apply sterile principles safely
- To know the importance of the roles, responsibility, authority and team work of the operating room nurse
- To explain the importance of providing safe environment during operation and anesthesia in operating room
- To be able to list the standard of care, disinfection and sterilization in the operating room
- To be able to explain the precautions about patient and worker safety in the operating room
- To be able to list the new surgical approaches and nursing applications and their properties
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Midterm | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 13 | 13 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the course and discussion of responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities of the Operating Room Nurse | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 2 | Introduction of the course and discussion of responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities of the Operating Room Nurse | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 3 | Responsibility of team members and operating room team | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 4 | Patient and employee safety in the operating room | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 5 | Environmental safety in the operating room | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 6 | Types of anesthesia and patient follow-up | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 7 | Hypothermia, Malignant hyperthermia | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 8 | Mid term exam | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 9 | Decontamination, disinfection and sterilization | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 10 | Infection Control: aseptic technique, surgical hand hygiene, preparation of aseptic field, surgical field infection and prevention principles | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 11 | Patient positions in the operating room | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 12 | Surgical instruments and suture materials | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 13 | Bleeding control, wound dressing materials and drains | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 14 | Cardiovascular surgery and nursing roles | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 15 | Special surgical applications: endoscopic, video technology, laser surgery, robotic surgery, hybrid surgery | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |
| 16 | Final exam | 3. Phillips N. (2016) Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique. 13th Edition. Mosby.Inc. USA. |