Perioperative Nursing - NURS 360

Module 1: Introduction to Perioperative

Nursing - Learning Guide
Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon

completion of this module, you will be able to:

Define the three phases of the surgical experience.
Identify the surgical team members.
Describe the surgical suites: Basic furniture, equipment and
activities for safe surgery.
Discuss application of standardized nursing language to
documenting and evaluating nursing care.
Get to know the community and the course.

Learning Resources
Required Resources
Fairchild, S.S. Perioperative Nursing: Principles and Practice, 2nd
Edition. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, (1996) ISBN
AORN, Inc. Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines.
Denver: AORN, Inc., (2007) ISBN
Watch the video AORN: Behind the Double Doors - Perioperative
(OR) Nursing.
Additional Resources
Nurses in the Operating Room

Learning Activities
Activities for this Lesson
Introductory survey and Ice-breaker
Be active in small and large group discussion forum.
Remember to Start New Thread with your initial post. Respond to
questions on your post and to at least 2 peer post. Also look for
post with fewer responses. Re-title your responses. Post your
original response by Wednesday 11:59pm CST.
Quiz.
Explore Penmia for your reflective journal
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Self-Assessment
Check your understanding

Have you completed the course introductory survey?

Have you introduced yourself?
Can you state the three phases of the perioperative nursing
practice?
Can you describe the lay-out of the surgical suite? List the threezone concept of surgical suite design.
Can you articulate the roles, responsibilities, appearance, and
behavior of surgical team members?
Can you clearly identify the contributions of standardized nursing
language to documenting and evaluating nursing care?
Have you completed your reflective journal for the week?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Activities in small and large group discussion forum.

Quiz.
Reflection.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Perioperative Nursing

- NURS 360

Module 2: Asepsis and the Surgical

Environment.
Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
Define aseptic techniques and surgical conscience
Identify the eight principles of aseptic techniques according to
AORNs recommended practice
Describe the surgical hand scrub procedure
Describe the prepping and the draping procedure
Describe the method for donning gowns and gloves
Identify the sterile areas of gowns and gloves
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Fairchild, S.S. Perioperative Nursing: Principles and Practice, 2nd
Edition. Chapters 7
AORN, Inc. Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines.
Watch the Scubbing-in video
Watch the Surgical skin prep video
Watch Gowning and Gloving Part 1 & Gowning and Gloving Part
2
Explore a screencast tool such as Jing or Screencast-O-Matic
Learning Activities
Activities for this Lesson
Be active in the large group discussion forum. Remember to
Start New Thread with your first post. Respond to questions on
your post and to at least 2 peer post. Also look for post with
fewer responses. Re-title your responses. Post your original
response by Wednesday 11:59pm CST.
Course Pair Partner Using live video chat, practice gowning and
gloving.
Create a screencast using a screencast tool of choice (Jing or
Screencast-O-Matic to present surgical hand scrub and share it in
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

the small group discussion forum for peer feedback.

Revised screencast and drop in Dropbox by 11:59pm on Sunday.
Complete pair evaluation form and drop in Dropbox by 11:59pm
on Sunday
Complete your personal journal for the week

Self-Assessment
Check your understanding
Can you define aseptic technique and surgical conscience?
Can you articulate the eight principles of aseptic techniques
according to AORN recommended practice and guidelines?
Have you contact and set up a live video chat to practice
gowning and gloving with your course pair partner?
Have you selected your screencast tool of choice?
Have you completed the screencast on Surgical Hand Scrub?
Is your screencast ready for small group discussion forum ?
Can you articulate the sterile areas of surgical gowns and gloves?
Have you completed your personal journal for the week?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Discussions
Surgical Hand Scrub Screencast
Pair Evaluation form
Reflection

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.