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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/23/00 |
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PON221 20004-99999
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3 Credit(s) |
15 Period(s) |
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Perioperative Specialty Area Clinical Practice |
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Diagnose specific health conditions based upon assessment data. Develop plan of care for advanced surgical procedures. Selection, preparation, set-up, and utilization of surgical instruments, equipment, pharmacologic agents, and supplies for surgical procedures. Application of principles of asepsis and safety. Use of communication skills when interacting with physicians, patients and family members. Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior in the work setting. Emergency procedures and protocol. Evaluation of surgical intervention. Prerequisites: Current Registered Nurse licensure or Surgical Technologist or permission of the instructor. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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PON221 20004-99999 |
Perioperative Specialty
Area Clinical Practice |
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Collaborate effectively with physicians, patients/family and surgical team members for plan of patient care. (I, V, VI) |
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Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior during the perioperative phase. (I, V) |
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Explain specific surgical procedures using knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology. (III) |
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Assess physiological aspects of patient positioning. (III) |
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Develop a plan of care that prescribes nursing actions to achieve specific patient goals. (VI) |
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Identify emergency situations and demonstrate established protocols and procedures in addressing specific emergencies. (II, III, IV, V,) |
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Demonstrate advanced analytical skills in evaluating procedure outcomes. (V, VI) |
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Select, prepare, set-up and utilize instruments, equipment, supplies, and pharmacologic agents for advanced surgical procedures during the pre-operative, and intra-operative phases. (II, III, IV) |
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Execute principles of asepsis and safety in the care of patients and equipment. (II, III, IV) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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PON221 20004-99999 |
Perioperative Specialty
Area Clinical Practice |
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I. Perioperative Environment Team Concept A. Communications B. Duties and roles II. Aseptic Technique A. Instruments B. Supplies C. Wound healing III. Pre-operative and Interoperative Specialty Procedures A. Anatomy and pathophysiology B. Instruments C. Supplies D. Equipment E. Safety F. Positioning IV. Pharmacology A. Specialty categories B. Emergency V. Professional and Ethical Behavior A. Communications B. Legal responsibilities VI. Perioperative Outcomes A. Patient/family teaching B. Goals C. Documentation D. Evaluation E. Emergency procedures/protocols F. Outcomes |