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Operating Room Essentials
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Operating Room Essentials introduces students to the exciting and dynamic world of the operating room and to an array of multidisciplinary specialties and concepts within perioperative medicine. Course content focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to promote patient safety and optimize surgical outcomes.
Compare and contrast types of healthcare facilities that perform surgeryOutline the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgeryDifferentiate among the functions of the different areas of the surgical department: preoperative holding (Pre-op)Explain the roles and responsibilities of sterile and non-sterile surgical team members within perioperative servicesExplain the rationale for arranging the perioperative environmentExplain how members of multidisciplinary teams interact across departments throughout the healthcare facilityExplain the use of The Joint Commission’s accreditation and certification standardsSummarize safe work practices within the surgical suite as outlined by Occupational SafetyScrub for surgery, using industry-standard hand scrub techniques and productsIdentify and describe sentinel events, explain reporting procedures, and describe prevention measuresRecognize barriers related to the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of diverse surgical patientsExplain the importance of patient advocacy in the preoperative setting, surgical environmentDescribe various surgical specialties and identify typical procedures performed by practitioners in these fieldsDifferentiate among elective, urgent, and emergent surgical proceduresDemonstrate and explain the key elements related to developing a “surgical conscience” used behind the “red line” regardSummarize principles and procedures of antisepsis, disinfection, and sterilizationDescribe methods of positioning patients and equipment in surgery for various proceduresExplain the importance of perioperative thermoregulation and embolism preventionExplain integral components of universal protocol, including pre-procedure verification, surgical site markingDescribe hemostatic agents and methods including mechanical, thermal, and pharmacologicalExplain surgical wound classificationsDescribe potential sources of contaminationIdentify basic surgical instruments and supplies and describe how they are handledIdentify special furniture, equipment, and technology in the operative setting and explain how they are usedDifferentiate between disposable and non-disposable items used in operative settingsExplain the importance of cost-containment strategies in the operative setting. 75 and Medical MathExplain the role of the hospital pharmacy in operative patient careDemonstrate basic medication skills including handling, labeling, dosage calculations, and conversionsExplain and demonstrate basic technical skills utilized in surgical patient care