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Description of Individual Course Units

Code Name Type Year Semester ECTS
1010006252014 Operating Room Nursing Seçmeli 1 2 4.00

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to gain knowledge and skills about the role and responsibilities of the operating room nurse in line with the evidence-based resources, AORN standards and current guidelines, patient care management in the operating room, preparation of the operating room environment, current practices in the operating room, patient and employee safety, ethical principles and legal processes.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1 Explain the importance of the professional role of operating room nurse.
2 Determine the evidence-based individual care and definition the problems of patients by analyzing the data.
3 Discuss nursing interventions according to type of anesthesia and type of surgery.
4 Query the patient and employee safety in the operating room.
5 Explain the legal and ethical issues in the operating environment.

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Basic concepts of operating room nursing, patient care before and after the operating room, prevention of complications, team approach and intensive care covers information and applications.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

1 Operating Room Architecture, Organization and Management
2 Surgical asepsis and infection control
3 Preparing mayo table in operating room, surgical positions and responsibilities of nurses in preventing complications.
4 Minimally invasive surgery and nursing applications -Laparoscopic surgery applications -Laser applications -Gamma knife applications and the responsibilities of nurse
5 Minimally invasive surgery and nursing practices - Robotic surgery and nursing practices - Electrosurgery and nursing practices
6 Anesthesia, analgesia and sedation
7 Midterm Exam Week
8 Midterm Exam Week
9 Patient safety and AORN recommendations in the operating room, Medical errors, Risk factors in patient safety
10 Patient Safety Practices in the Operating Room - Creating a Safe Environment
11 Employee safety in the operating room - infection, fire, electrical burns, malaria toxic poisoning, cutting and piercing instrument of injuries, radiation, laser and prevention of latex allergy
12 Continued employee safety in the operating room
13 Standards for the roles and responsibilities of the operating room nurse
14 Registration and documentation in the operating room legal and ethical issues in the operating room
15 Final Exam Week
16 Final Exam Week

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Aksoy, G., Kanan, N., Akyolcu, N. Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği. A.Ö.F. Yayınları, No:263, Eskişehir,1992.2.Erdil,F., Özhan,N. Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği. Aydoğdu Ofset, Ankara 20033.Aksoy,G., Kanan,N., Akyolcu,N. Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği El Kitabı.Vehbi Koç Vakfı Yayınları,İstanbul 2001.4.Akyolcu,N Aksoy,G Kanan,N. Cerrahi Hemşireliği Uygulama Rehberi. İstanbul tıp kitapevi 2011.5.Prof. Dr. Güler Aksoy, Prof. Dr. Nevin Kanan, Prof. Dr. Neriman Akyolcu, Cerrahi Hemşireliği 1, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi,20126.Prof. Dr.İskender SAYEK, Temel Cerrahi El Kitabı,20087) Z.ÇİÇEK FADIOĞLU, Meme Kanserli Hastaya Yaklaşım, ADANA NOBEL KİTABEVİ,20118) Prof. Dr. Neriman AKYOLCU, Prof. Dr. Güler AKSOY, Prof. Dr. Nevin KANAN, Cerrahi Hemşireliği Uygulama Rehberi, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, 20119) Richard S. Irwin, Editör;Prof. Dr. Melek TULUNAY, Prof. Dr. Handan CUHRUK, Irwin ve Rippe'nin Yoğun Bakım Tıbbı 1-2, Güneş TıpKitabevi,201310) Michael P. FEDERLE, R. Brooke JEFFREY, Paula J. WOODWARD, Amir A. BORHANI, Editörü;Prof. Dr. İbrahim Tanzer SANCAK, Diagnostic Imaging - Abdomen, Güneş Tıp Kitabevi,201311) Prof. Dr. Mahir ÖZMEN, Prof. Dr. Vahit ÖZMEN, ACS Cerrahi 6. Son Baskı, Güneş Tıp Kitabevi 201212)Uçak,H., Ameliyathanede Yönetim ve Organizasyon, Ayrıntı Yayınevi, 200913)Black JM, Hawks JH. (Eds). (2009). Medical Surgical Nursing, Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes. 8th ed. St.Louis: Saunders Elsevier14) Castaid PA. (2004)Clinical Nursing Skills Techniques. 4th ed. St.Louis: Mosby Company15) Erdil F, Elbaş NÖ. (Eds.). (2001). Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği. IV. baskı, Ankara: 72 Tasarım- Ofset Ltd. Şti16) Ignatavicius DD, Workman ML (Eds). (2006). Medical- Surcigal Nursing, Critical Thinking for Collobrative Care. 5th ed. St.Louis: Elsevier Saunders Company

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri 40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri 60
100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Count WORKLOAD (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)
Ara Sınav 1 2 2
Final Sınav 1 2 2
Derse Katılım 12 2 24
5 6 30
Ara Sınav İçin Bireysel Çalışma 5 5 25
Final Sınavı içiin Bireysel Çalışma 6 6 36
119