CE courses

Perioperative Nursing Core Course

This three-day course will focus on the nursing assessment and care of the surgical patient during the intraoperative period. The course will address issues related to the scope of nursing practice in perioperative settings. Topics of discussion include: surgical patient assessment and care planning; safety precautions for surgical patients and personnel; caring for an anesthetized patient; specimen handling; medication safety; wound closure materials; and overviews of patient care needs during specialty surgery intervention including general surgery, urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic, vascular, neurologic, orthopedic, pediatric surgery, ENT surgery, plastic, and oral surgery. Related topics include a review of current standards of perioperative nursing; electrosurgery, radiologic, and laser safety; management of the surgical environment; and the perioperative care of patients with special needs

Target audience: Nurses and surgical technologists who practice in any perioperative setting such as hospital operating rooms, outpatient surgery centers, and physicians' offices.

Day/date: This course is on hold until further notice.

PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL THREE DAYS IN ORDER TO EARN CE CREDIT.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location: To be announced

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Articulate the roles of the perioperative registered nurse in the intraoperative setting.
• Apply the nursing process to perioperative nursing care.
• Provide safe patient care throughout the intraoperative period.
• Explain the rationale for basic intraoperative techniques.
• Discuss effective communication in the perioperative setting.

CE credit:
Loma Linda University Medical Center Staff Development is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 00239 to offer this course for 24 contact hours.
24.0 contact hours (ANCC)

Class fee:
LLUMC required/manager signup - No charge
LLUMC employees - $120
LLUAHSC employees - $216
All others - $288

Coordinator:
Nadine Knight, RN, MS, CNOR
Perioperative/Perianesthesia Educator
Staff Development, LLUMC
(909) 558-3500, extension 37815

Registration information: Course size is limited. Early registration is advised.

Ways to register:

• Call staff development at (909) 558-3500.
• Mail a registration form to LLUMC Staff Development, P.O. Box 2000, Loma Linda, CA 92354.

Cancellation, No Show, Refund Policy:
No refund if Staff Development does not receive cancellation notification at least five (5) working days prior to class. No refund will be provided if participant does not show up for class. In the event the program is cancelled, a full refund will be given. Refundable reservation deposits will be returned upon class attendance.