Fundamentals of Theory and Practice. Perioperative education
Foundations of perioperative patient care standards
Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues.
The Perioperative Patient Care Team. The perioperative patient care team and professional credentialing
The surgical first assistant
Administration of perioperative patient care services.
The Patient as a Unique Individual. The patient: the reason for your existence
Perioperative geriatrics.
The Perioperative Environment. Physical facilities
Ambulatory surgery centers and alternative surgical locations
Care of the perioperative environment
Potential sources of injury to the caregiver and the patient.
Surgical Asepsis and Sterile Technique. Surgical microbiology and antimicrobial therapy
Principles of aseptic and sterile techniques
Appropriate attire, surgical hand hygiene, and gowning and gloving
Decontamination and disinfection
Surgical Instrumentation and Equipment. Surgical instrumentation
Specialized surgical equipment.
Preoperative Patient Care. Preoperative preparation of the patient
Diagnostics, specimens, and oncologic considerations.
Pharmacology and Anesthesia. Surgical pharmacology
Anesthesia: techniques and agents.
Intraoperative Patient Care. Coordinated roles of the scrub person and the circulating nurse
Positioning, prepping, and draping the patient
Physiologic maintenance and monitoring of the perioperative patient.
Surgical Site Management. Surgical incisions, implants, and wound closure
Wound healing and hemostasis.
Perianesthesia and Postprocedural Patient Care. Postoperative patient care
Potential perioperative complications.
Surgical Specialties. Endoscopy and robotic-assisted surgery
Gynecologic and obstetric surgery
Neurosurgery of the brain and peripheral nerves
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Otorhinolaryngologic and head and neck surgery
Organ procurement and transplantation.
