Course overview
This course provides the clinician with the clinically-focused skills and knowledge to function at a baseline anaesthetic and post-anaesthesia recovery nurse level within the peri-operative environment. Topics presented cover the knowledge and skills required during preoperative, intra-operative and post-anaesthesia recovery phases of care. There is a strong focus on the skills acquirement within the student's clinical environment. Following this course the clinician will be able to function at a base level within the areas of anaesthetic and recovery nursing.
Course learning outcomes
- Construct a core knowledge base that will complement their role within any anaesthetic team or post anaesthetic care unit
- Recognise and analyse the theory that underpins all anaesthetic and post anaesthetic recovery practice
- Develop skills in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating for appropriate care of anaesthetic and post anaesthetic patients
- Reflect on specified clinical skills and determine levels of competency from competent, proficient to expert as outlined by educational skill acquisition models
- Distinguish the concepts that make anaesthetics and post anaesthetic recovery nursing unique and apply in the practice setting
- Locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesis information from a wide variety of sources and apply to clinical placement setting
- Identify effective communication skills with all multidisciplinary team members in the perioperative arena and within the health care environments
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