The Surgical Nursing Workshop is looking at ‘best practice’ from the point of view of the Veterinary Nurse to build their confidence in assisting the Veterinary surgeon, provide support for the patient and take ownership of their role in maintaining high standards in surgical nursing.
You will be guided through the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases of surgical nursing. Nurses will take home skills & knowledge to nurse their patients from admission, preparation for their surgical procedure / hospital admission, their subsequent anaesthetic/sedation event, hospital stay and recovery to discharge.
Preparing the patient, the theatre, and the personnel, including surgical site preparation, scrub solutions and techniques, gowning & gloving of surgical personnel, maintaining asepsis
Understanding best theatre practices in maintaining sterility, surgical instruments and other associated surgical equipment
Understanding the role in assisting the surgeon from positioning and securing the patient, the role & responsibilities of the scrubbed-in surgical nurse, including specific procedures
Understanding complications associated with surgery itself and appropriate responses
Postoperative care such as wound cleaning, bandage application, and drains
Postoperative cleaning routines, instrument cleaning, and sterilization
