Perioperative Series: Surgical Safety - Patient-Focused
Hours: 1.00
Intraoperative interventions, such as incorrectly positioning the patient, can cause injuries and adverse outcomes postoperatively. In the event that injury does occur to the patient during surgery, the signs and symptoms often emerge after the patient leaves the OR. This makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of the injury. Typically, OR staff are not made aware that the patient sustained an injury unless they are invited to a root cause analysis meeting, or a supervisor notifies them. While protecting the patient in the OR is a team effort, advocating for patient safety starts with the individual provider. Preventable events similar to the examples discussed in this course occur far too often in the perioperative setting. As providers, we must take personal accountability to protecting and advocating for the surgical patient!
The goal of this course is to equip nurses and STs with best practices for protecting the surgical patient.
Intraoperative interventions, such as incorrectly positioning the patient, can cause injuries and adverse outcomes postoperatively. In the event that injury does occur to the patient during surgery, the signs and symptoms often emerge after the patient leaves the OR. This makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of the injury. Typically, OR staff are not made aware that the patient sustained an injury unless they are invited to a root cause analysis meeting, or a supervisor notifies them. While protecting the patient in the OR is a team effort, advocating for patient safety starts with the individual provider. Preventable events similar to the examples discussed in this course occur far too often in the perioperative setting. As providers, we must take personal accountability to protecting and advocating for the surgical patient! The goal of this course is to equip nurses and STs with best practices for protecting the surgical patient.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Association of Surgical Technologists
This course is approved for surgical techs from 05/01/2022 to 04/30/2025.
Review Date: 5/1/2022
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
New Mexico Board of Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
North Dakota Board of Nursing
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Identify best practices and techniques for surgical positioning.
Recognize common patient injuries and safety errors that occur in the perioperative setting.
Describe strategies and proactive measures that can help prevent adverse events related to surgery.
Outline:
Instructor: Brandy Verton, BSN, RN, CNOR
Instructor: Brian C Sheridan, CSTBrandy earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with summa cum laude distinction from Capella University. She is a certified perioperative nurse and has versatile skills in both circulator and scrub roles for different surgical specialties. Brandy has fulfilled several nursing leadership responsibilities as the Surgical Services Clinical Educator and Periop 101 instructor for UNC REX Healthcare in North Carolina. She has been an active member of various hospital committees and contributed to numerous process improvement initiatives. In the early stages of her career, she developed her core nursing skills while working on a postoperative and medical-surgical overflow unit where she served in various roles, including charge nurse, preceptor, Magnet Champion, and admission/discharge facilitator. Currently, Brandy works as a perioperative subject matter expert and course writer at Relias.
Brian is an accomplished certified surgical technologist with over 19 years of experience. He graduated cum laude on the Dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement with a certificate in Surgical Technology from Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He is well-versed in a variety of specialties including multi-surgeon complex cancer cases. As a preceptor, he enjoys sharing his knowledge with new surgical technologists and nurses, teaching them the fundamentals of the scrub role. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Surgical Technologists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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