Advanced Nursing Studies – Perioperative Nursing

The studies are suitable for groups of nursing students who are having their advanced nursing studies in perioperative nursing (= theatre nursing and anesthetic nursing). Nurses who have already graduated can take part in this education as well. The programme provides the capability to act as a perioperative nurse in operation theatre and day surgery units. 

This programme is taught in the TAMK campus at Tampere, Finland.

PART 1: Perioperative Nursing in Different Fields of Surgery and Anesthesia, 4 ECTS

• Perioperative nursing methods in intraoperative care in theatre
• Prepairing for the surgery in the role of first assistant and in the role of runner
• Preparaton and implementation of anesthetic care
• Basics of aseptic activity in perioperative nursing
• The responsibility of the perioperative nurse in nursing care, collegial activity and communication as member of the surgery team
• Theoretical basics of anesthesia and surgery of surgical patients
• Patient in gastroenterologial surgery and anesthesia during surgery
• Patient in gynecologial surgery and anesthesia during surgery
• Patient in day surgery and anesthesia of a day surgery patient
• Orthopedic surgery and anesthesia of an ageing patient
• Urological surgery and anesthesia
• Vascular surgery and anesthesia
• Patient in ear or neurosurgery and anesthesia
• Anesthesia in children of different ages
• Endocrine patient in surgery
• Perioperative nurse as an anesthetic nurse in postoperiative phase in surgical patients’ care

PART 2: Learning Practical Skills in Perioperative Nursing and in different fields of Anesthesia, 4 ECTS

• Surgical hand disinfection and growing and gloving techniques
• Positioning the patient
• Skin preparation of the surgical patient
• Draping the surgical patient
• Handling the instruments
• Preparing the anesthesia for surgery
• Invasive cannulations and blood samples
• Ventilator, anesthetic equipment and monitoring the patient
• Observation of the patient under anesthesia during the surgery and in immediate postoperative phase
• Anesthetic medication and medication calculation
• Emergency incidents during anesthesia 

PART 3: Simulation Studies at Tampere Centre for Skills Training and Simulation, 2 ECTS

PART 4: Clinical Practice for Anesthetic Nursing and for Theatre Nursing, 9 ECTS

---

We tailor all of our programmes to the needs of our partners. Contact us to learn more!