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Unit of Study NRS00610 - The Role of the Perioperative Nurse - Surgeon's Assistant (2015)

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  • Enrolment information

    Must have either (a) Perioperative Nursing Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate of Perioperative Nursing plus 3 years experience as a Perioperative nurs, OR (b) 5 years experience as a Perioperative Nurse.

Unit description

Introduces the experienced perioperative nurse to the advanced role of the Perioperative Nurse as Surgeon's Assistant (PN-SA) and the scope of practice. Students will also review their skills and understanding of core principles underpinning standards of practice in asepsis, occupational health and safety, medico-legal and epidemiological issues related to perioperative nursing.

Unit content

  • Introduction to the role of the PNSA in advanced perioperative care
  • Scope of practice
  • Anatomy and physiology review
  • Medico-legal issues
  • Occupational health and safety issues
  • Communications relevant to team members
  • Principles of tissue handling
  • Principles of asepsis, infection control and epidemiology

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 Session 1,  1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse the PNSA role and critically reflect upon their own existing perioperative nursing practice in the light of new issues and opportunities presented by the role
2 revise and demonstrate core skills and knowledge of anatomy and physiology, asepsis, and infection control relative to the PNSA
3 analyse and explain key medico-legal and occupational health and safety issues as they impact upon the PNSA role in perioperative settings.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse the PNSA role and critically reflect upon their own existing perioperative nursing practice in the light of new issues and opportunities presented by the role
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  2. revise and demonstrate core skills and knowledge of anatomy and physiology, asepsis, and infection control relative to the PNSA
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. analyse and explain key medico-legal and occupational health and safety issues as they impact upon the PNSA role in perioperative settings.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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