Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
20110040109	OPERATING ROOM NURSING	Elective	2	4	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To teach the pre-operative, postoperative and post-operative nursing care and practices of the patient whose treatment is planned surgically. In addition, the physical structure of the operating room, traffic and movement in the operating room, the materials used in the operating room, sterilization, disinfection and asepsis principles are adopted. To teach the duties and responsibilities of the operating room team and the roles and duties of the operating room nurse within the team.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	information; • To know the design and physical features of the operating room and areas • To know the roles and responsibilities of the operating room nurse • To be able to plan patient care according to the operation and anesthesia types in the early postoperative period.
2	Skill; • Washing and dressing according to the surgical asepsis rules • Opening sterile materials and packs in the operating room, preparing the materials • Being able to perform nursing practices during the operation • Counting the postoperative materials and ensuring their cleaning and sterilization under appropriate conditions
3	Behaviour; • To enable the health professionals working in the surgical unit to develop behaviors in accordance with their place in the health team, their relations with the team, their duties, authorities and responsibilities.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

NONE

Recommended Optional Programme Components

NONE

Course Contents

Structure of the operating room, materials and devices used, patient and employee safety, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative patient care and education, sterile material preparation and use

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Operating room nursing and basic concepts
2	Physical structure design of the operating room and operating room areas
3	Materials to be in the operating room
4	Patient and employee safety measures in the operating room
5	sterilization in the operating room infection control in the operating room
6	Duties, powers and responsibilities of the operating room nurse and staff
7
8	Operating room instructions and protocols
9	Anesthesia practices and the role of the nurse
10	Preoperative preparation and patient education
11	Intraoperative and postoperative patient care
12	Suturing techniques
13	management and organization in the operating room
14

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Karadakovan A, Eti Aslan F. (2009); Dahili Ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım, Nobel Tıp /Adana2. Uçak H, (2009); ameliyathanede yönetim ve organizasyon – ameliyathane talimat ve protokolleri, ayrıntı basımevi/Ankara3. Erdil F, Özhan Elbaş N. (2001); cerrahi hastalıkları hemşireliği 4. Sabuncu N, Akça Ay F.(2010); klinik beceriler, Nobel tıp/İstanbul5. Alcan Z. Eren Tekin D. Özbucak Civil S. (2012) hasta güvenliği, Nobel tıp/İstanbul6. Erdemir F.(2005); hemşirelik tanıları el kitabı, Nobel tıp/istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

NONE

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	14	1	14
Practice	3	4	12
Team/Group Work	2	4	8
Demonstration	4	3	12
Case Study	2	3	6
Brain Storming	4	2	8
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Oral Examination	4	2	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15
LO1	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	2	5	5	4	5	5	3
LO2	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	2	5	5	4	5	5	5
LO3	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	2	5	5	4	5	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High