{"id":175,"date":"2022-11-21T14:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T14:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=175"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:26:41","slug":"module-1-b-who-o-r-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=175","title":{"rendered":"Module 1: B. Who \u201cO.R.\u201d We!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Who \u201cO.R.\u201d We!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who \u201cO.R.\u201d We today? We are a multidisciplinary team of specialists who practice together to provide the best care during the surgical experience for our patients. Surgical interventions that previously could only be performed in an operating room environment, are now being done in other areas of the hospital, such as Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Catheterization <\/a>Labs, or specific care outpatient centres such as Cancer Centres and Eye Centres, and mobile units. A multidisciplinary team of specialists who have the skills and abilities not found in the toolkits of general healthcare professionals use a defined environment, special instrumentation, and equipment specifically designed for each surgical intervention. You will practice alongside nurses, physicians, technicians from many disciplines, students in different healthcare fields, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The perioperative nurse, as part of this team, applies their nursing knowledge of the patient and the surgical intervention using the nursing process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Perioperative Nurse and the Nursing Process<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The perioperative nurse, as part of this team, applies their nursing knowledge of the patient and the surgical intervention using the nursing process. By assessing the patient, preparing nursing diagnoses that are appropriate for the patient and the intervention; planning care and determining expected outcomes; implementing the plan, and evaluating it against the expected outcomes, the perioperative nurse practices to his\/her full scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This short video is just to remind you of the nursing process and the critical thinking that you will use in the perioperative setting. This video focusses on the Assessment phase which is vital to your understanding the needs of your patient. The Five Step Nursing Process Explained | Intro to ADPIE | Lecturio Nursing – YouTube<\/a> You are encouraged to watch the remaining videos in this series as you choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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