KIRAN NURSING COLLEGE

SUBJECT – ADULT HEALTH NURSING-1

UNIT – UNIT-II

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UNIT PLAN
ADULT HEALTH NURSING-1

NAME OF THE COURSE: Basic BSc.Nursing

PLACEMENT :Second Year BSc Nursing (SEMESTER 3)

TIME ALLOTTED :Theory – 15 hours

UNIT NO.: 02

UNIT DESCRIPTION :- This course is designed to help students to acquire knowledge and develop competencies in operation theater an d delivering patient care. It also
focuses on identifying patient safety indicators, preventing and managing operation theater, and in following universal precautions.

COMPETENCIES :-
On completion of this unit student will be able to,
 Develop knowledge and understanding of Operation theater .
 Develop knowledge and understanding of effective practices for prevention of Infections in Operation theater .

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 OBJECTIVES:-
GENERAL OBJECTIVES-
At the end of this unit student will be able to gain knowledge and understanding regarding Operation theater

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
 Explain organizational set up of the operating theatre
 Differentiate the role of scrub nurse and circulating nurse
 Describe the different positioning for various surgeries.
 Apply principles of asepsis in handling the sterile equipment
 Demonstrate skill in scrubbing procedures.
 Demonstrate skill in assessing the patient and document accurately the surgical safety checklist.
 Develop skill in assisting with selected surgeries.
 Explain the types, functions, and nursing considerations for different types of anaesthesia.

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UNIT TIME LEARNING OUTCOMES CONTENT TEACHING/ ASSESSMENT
(Hours) LEARNING METHODS
ACTIVITIES
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II 15 4  Explain organizational set up of the Intraoperative Care Lecture cum  Caring for patient intra
operating theatre Organization and physical set up of the Discussion operatively
 Differentiate the role of scrub nurse and operation theatre Demonstration  Submit a list of
circulating nurse Classification o O.T Design Practice session, and disinfectants used for
 Describe the different positioning for Staffing Case Discussion instruments with the
various surgeries.  Members of the OT team Visit to receiving action and precaution
 Apply principles of asepsis in handling Duties and responsibilities of the nurse in bay
the sterile equipment OT
 Demonstrate skill in scrubbing Position and draping for common surgical
procedures. procedures
 Demonstrate skill in assessing the Instruments, sutures and suture materials,
patient and document accurately the equipment for common surgical
surgical safety checklist. procedures
 Develop skill in assisting with selected Disinfection and sterilization of equipment
surgeries. Preparation of sets for common surgical
 Explain the types, functions, and nursing procedures  Scrubbing procedures –
considerations for different types of Gowning, masking and gloving
anaesthesia.  Monitoring the patient during the
procedures
 Maintenance of the therapeutic
environment in OT
 Assisting in major and minor
operation, handling specimen
 Prevention of accidents and hazards in
OT
 Anaesthesia – types, methods of
administration, effects and stages,
equipment & drugs  Legal aspects

AV AIDS:
 Black board / white board
 Power point presentation
 Over head projector
 Charts
 Bulletin board

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REFERENCES
 Lewis, S.L., Dirksen, S.R., Heitkemper, M.M., Bucher, L., & Harding, M.M. (2017). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical
Problems (10th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.

 Potter, P.A., Perry, A.G., Stockert, P.A., & Hall, A.M. (2019). Essentials for Nursing Practice (9th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.

 Potter, P.A., Perry, A.G., Stockert, P.A., & Hall, A.M. (2017). Fundamentals of Nursing (9th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier/Mosby.

 Wilkinson, J.M., Treas, L.S., Barnett, K.L., & Smith, M.H. (2016). Fundamentals of Nursing: Volume 1- Theory, Concepts, and Applications; Volume 2-
Thinking, Doing, and Caring. (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.