Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PSSP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
List the data that should be collected, analyzed, and communicated when preparing for a surgery.
Identify preoperative interventions to promote patient healing and prevent surgical complications.
Discuss the benefits of the preoperative evaluation.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Preoperative Findings
Preparing for Surgery
Patient Perspective
Medical and Surgical History
Medication Regimen and Herbal Supplements
Allergy Review
Lifestyle
Pain Management
Physical Barriers
Psychosocial Needs
Spiritual and Cultural Considerations
Nutrition and Laboratory Findings
Review
Summary
Section 3: Optimizing Surgical Outcomes
Communication
Preoperative Teaching
Proactive Measures
Fundamentals of Informed Consent
The name of the practitioner or practitioners who will perform the procedure Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor(s)
References
Instructor: Brandy Verton, BSN, RN, CNOR
Brandy earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with summa cum laude distinction from Capella University. She is a certified perioperative nurse with versatile skills in circulator and scrub roles for different surgical specialties. Brandy has fulfilled several nursing leadership responsibilities as the Surgical Services Clinical Educator and Periop 101 instructor for UNC REX Healthcare in North Carolina. She has been an active member of various hospital committees and contributed to numerous process improvement initiatives. In the early stages of her career, she developed her core nursing skills while working on a postoperative and medical-surgical overflow unit. She served in various roles, including charge nurse, preceptor, Magnet Champion, and admission/discharge facilitator. Brandy is dedicated to elevating perioperative teams through evidence-based education, innovative training, and collaboration, ensuring safe surgical care and continuous professional growth.
Instructor: Brian C Sheridan, CST
Brian is an accomplished certified surgical technologist with over 20 years of experience. He graduated cum laude on the Dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement with a certificate in Surgical Technology from Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He is well-versed in a variety of specialties including multi-surgeon complex cancer cases. As a preceptor, he enjoys sharing his knowledge with new surgical technologists and nurses, teaching them the fundamentals of the scrub role. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; Surgical Personnel; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.