KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
 Describe the structure of an operating room, through its essential components;
 Know the skills and responsibilities of care, also in relation to the professional figures operating in the operating room;
 Acquire the basic notions regarding the preparation of the anesthetic and surgical equipment;
Know the concepts of: Asepsis, Disinfection, Sterilization, Cleaning and the waste management process;
 Know the regulatory aspects;
 Recognize the potential risks that can compromise patient safety.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
 Recognize and evaluate the needs and requirements of the patient in all operative phases.
 Knowing how to argue about the general principles of the different types of anesthesia, their phases, indications and possible complications;
 Knowing how to identify the necessary material in the individual anesthetic techniques.
 Be able to perform the proper monitoring that the patient requires
 Define the assistance activities in the surgical and peri-operative phases (preparation of the operating room and specific instruments);
 Being able to know and recognize the objectives for safety in the operating room and decline them in the various operating phases

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT

 Making decisions in relation to the patient's clinical situation.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
 Use appropriate skills and methods of communication

LEARNING ABILITY
 Develop independent study skills.
 Demonstrate the ability to raise doubts and tolerate uncertainties arising from study and practical activity by asking suitable and relevant questions to resolve them.
 Demonstrate ability and autonomy in seeking information necessary to resolve problems or uncertainties of professional practice.

Structure and organization of the operating room
 Nursing in the operating room.
 Risk management and security
 Nursing in minimally invasive surgery

Articles/documents used by the teacher during the lessons. On-screen presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Course notes.

- Manuale per la Sicurezza in sala operatoria: Raccomandazioni e Checklist; Ministero della Salute
- WHO Guidelines for Safe surgery, 2009.

Operating room management:

- Structure of the operating room and path analysis;
- Organization of the operating room: professional roles and relationships
- Operating room settings: structural, technological and organizational requirements;





 Nursing in the operating room:

- The path of the patient and the operative phases.
The accompaniment of the parent in the pediatric operating room
- Anesthetic and peri-operative nursing assistance
- Clinical - assistance documentation: informed surgical and anesthetic consent, preoperative checklist and care record at postoperative awakening (Aldrete criteria)
Risk management and safety in the operating room:

- The sixteen objectives for safety in the operating room
- Ministerial Check List: evaluation and interpretation
- Adverse events and continuous improvement: incident reporting, sentinel event, adverse events and reactions and integrated registry of anomalies


 Nursing in open and minimally invasive surgery:

- Description and discussion of the surgical instruments;
- Sutures and surgical needles: classifications.
- Skin preparation and correct management of the positioning of the patient on the operating bed


 Sterilization and management of medical devices: skills and responsibilities

Face-to-face lessons and analysis/discussion of illustrative cases.

Reception of students: reception before and between lessons, or by appointment.
Contact details:
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Complex Structure, Directorate of Health Professions
Giuliano Isontina University Health Authority (ASU GI)
phone +39 3476359031
e-mail: valentina.giurissevich@asugi.sanita.fvg.it

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This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)