Perioperative Nursing 101

Target group: Registered Nurses

Date: March 31 April 26, 2011
Aesculap Academy/The Medical City, Ortigas, Pasig City
Schedule:

11-day (88 hours) Didactics: 9 AM6 PM (Lectures, demonstration, film showing,

workshop and exams) at Aesculap Academy, JMT Building, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

11-day (88 hours) Clinical Exposure: 8 hours per day (Practicum in scrub and/or
circulating roles and other OR duties) atThe Medical City (Rotation in the Surgery Suite,
Ambulatory OR and Delivery Suite)
Course Description: A Basic Competency Training Program for nurses which covers the
principles and techniques of perioperative nursing and their application in surgical settings.
It includes extensive learning of AORN standards and recommended practices as well as
competency-based training.
Course Objectives and Technical Competencies:
At the end of the course, participants should be able to 1. Understand the different concepts of peri-operative care;
2. Assess the clients condition and needs pre-operatively, intra-operatively and postoperatively for the purpose of rendering appropriate intervention;
3. Independently set-up a surgical room, equipment, instruments and supplies for a
procedure, operation observing the principles and standards learned;
4. Assist and/or circulate for any basic to intermediate operative procedure at an acceptable
level of competence; and,
5. Accept responsibility and accountability for safe, efficient and effective delivery of care.
Course Outline:

Orientation to The Medical City

Perioperative Concepts and Standards

Peri-anesthesia Nursing

Care of the Perioperative Patient

Risk and Safety Management in the Operating Room

Course organizer: The Medical City and Aesculap Academy
Points: Twenty-two (22)
Registration fee: Php 10,000 (includes course materials, lunch and snacks during
didactics)
Maximum number of participants: 30

Note: Pre-registration is required.

I would like to request for your approval for the undersigned to

join and participate in training in Perioperative Nursing entitled
Perioperative 101, held on September 23, 2013 up to October
25, 2013. It is a twenty two day Basic Competency Training
Program for operating room nurses conducted by the Aesculap
academy in partnership with The Medical City, which covers the
principles and techniques of perioperative nursing and their
application in surgical settings. It includes an 11 days (88 hours)
of didactics at aesculap academy in taguig city and 11 days (88
hours) of clinical exposure in the Surgery Suite, Ambulatory OR
and Delivery Suite at The Medical City in Pasig City.
Participating in Perioperative 101 is very important for my personal and professional
growth and I believe it will provide me with the skill and knowledge I need in
rendering quality and globally competitive nursing care to o