Operating Theatre Principles

Having over thirty years experience in the Operating Suite in New Zealand, Switzerland, England, United States of America and Australia has enabled me to have a very broad background in all facets of the operating room. I have taught orthopaedic and sterilisation technicians and also Peri-operative courses in Australia and Cambodia. If you require operating theatre training other than that below please contact me to discuss your needs.

Operating Theatre Course

Operating Theatre Fundamentals for Sales Representatives

Designed for:

Beginner nurses working in the operating suite, or those working in third world country operating suites.

Format:

Didactic, group and practical hands on training

Time Frame:

2-3 hours x 25 lessons

Objective:

This in depth course aims to teach operating theatre personnel the skills to ensure safe surgery and is generally undertaken over six months. The first 13 lessons, cover the fundamentals of operating theatre nursing including the history, aseptic technique, cleaning and decontamination, instrument care, disinfection and sterilisation, scrubbing, gowning and gloving, operating table and patient positioning, setting up a surgical trolley, prepping and draping, assisting during surgery, electrosurgery and safety, opening and closing techniques and general instrumentation. Following this there are a further 12 lessons in each specialty covering the equipment and general instrumentation used alongside the common procedures in that field.

Topics of each lesson

Introduction to Operating Room (OR) Principles, environment, Roles, Uniform, Hand Hygiene
Aseptic techniques – foundation of theatre principle, Standard & Additional Precautions, PPE
Scrubbing, Gowning & gloving
Operating Table care and use. Positioning of the Unconscious patient to prevent injury (supine, lateral, prone, lithotomy, kidney, spinal)
Cleaning Principles in the OR
Cleaning of instruments and equipment, Decontamination, Disinfection
Assembling of Instrumentation and Drapes, Sterilisation
Aseptic Principles, Sterile Field, Opening equipment
Setting up a trolley, Sharps safety, Documentation
Skin antiseptics, Skin Prepping & Draping
Diathermy, bipolar and coagulation, Surgical Fire Safety
Open and Closing Techniques of surgery, including sutures
General Surgery, specimen care and instrumentation
ENT Surgery and care of the Microscope
Gynaecology
Urology
Orthopaedics
Fractures, closed and open reductions
Power tools, Tourniquet
Arthroscopies and consoles
Oral Facial Maxillary Surgery & Plastic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Ophthalmic Surgery
Neurosurgery
Thoracic surgery

Minimum/maximum number of course participants/group:

4 - 20

Cost:

$1090 per lesson (when given in an operating room with access to equipment)

$940 per lesson (when taught online)

Please contact me to discuss your needs and requirements

Designed for:

Sales representative who need to access the operating suite during surgery.