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Describe the stages of a patients journey through the operating suite, understanding the interventions and interactions for safe perioperative care.
Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the perioperative team with an understanding of collaborative practice for effective perioperative care
Examine the evidence that underpins safety principles including the identification, prevention, and management of perioperative complications and risks to ensure optimal patient and staff outcomes and minimise adverse events.
Analyse the legal and ethical principles in perioperative practice, advocating for patient rights. Critique the professional standards and regulatory requirements of perioperative nursing
Integrate Strengths-Based Nursing principles into nursing practice to promote comprehensive wellbeing throughout the perioperative journey
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Topic One: Introduction to perioperative care
• Understanding the perioperative journey
• Overview of perioperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases
• Description of interventions and interactions for safe perioperative care
Topic Two: Roles and responsibilities in perioperative teams
· Roles and responsibilities of surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and other team members
· Importance of collaborative practice for effective perioperative care
· Effective communication strategies
Topic Three: Evidence-Based patient and staff safety practices
· Identification, prevention, and management of perioperative complications
· Strategies to ensure optimal patient and staff outcomes and minimise adverse events
Topic Four: Legal and ethical considerations in perioperative nursing
· Advocacy for patient rights and dignity
· Legal responsibilities of consent
· Critique of professional standards and regulatory requirements
Topic Five: Integrating holistic principles into perioperative care
• Addressing physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients
• Promoting comprehensive wellbeing throughout the perioperative journey
Topic Six: Managing and preventing perioperative complications
• A systems approach to recognising perioperative complications
• Collaborative approaches to complication management
Topic Seven: Continuous improvement in perioperative care
• Professional standards and regulations compliance
• Data collection and analysis for performance improvement
• Implementing best practices and addressing needs for improvement