Contact Hours: 7

Topics Covered

• You Got This: CNOR Certification
  Assessment of Current Knowledge | Review of Exam Information | Day of Testing Requirements | How to Create a Study Plan | Test-Taking Strategies
• Pre/Postoperative Patient Assessment and Diagnosis

  Use of Universal Protocol with Procedure | Advance Directive Status | Assessment Techniques, Age and Culturally Appropriateness | Medication Reconciliation | Patient Data and Pain Assessment | Focused Assessment Relevant to the Procedure | Related Patient and Family Teaching | Nursing Diagnosis

• Individualized Plan of Care Development and Expected Outcomes

  Expected Patient Outcomes Related to Procedure | Patient-Centered Perioperative Plan of Care | Perioperative Interventions for Patient | Evaluate Patient Responses to Plan of Care | Ensure Perioperative Safety | Critical 

  Thinking and Perioperative Nursing Care

• Intraoperative Activities: Safety and Setup
  Body Mechanics | Environmental Requirements and Hazards | Sterile Field Setup and Maintain | Surgical Counts | Medication Preparation | Manufacturer’s Instructions | Implants
• Intraoperative Activities: Patient in the Room
  Comfort Measures | Patient Advocate | Anesthesia Management | Patient Positioning | Surgical Site Preparation | Case Setup | Universal Protocol | Implant Management
• Intraoperative Activites: Case Conclusion
  Specimen Management | Wound Closure and Dressing | Wound Classification | Intraoperative Blood Transfusion | Communication with Patient Support Person
• Professional Accountabilities
  Scope of Practice | Accountability | Ethics and Professional Standards | Quality Improvement Activities | Personal Growth and Professional Organizations

Contact Hours: 7

Topics Covered

• Review of Concepts
  Universal Protocol | Data and Pain Assessment | Patient and Family Teaching | Patient-Centered Perioperative Plan of Care | Critical Thinking and Perioperative Nursing Care | Patient Positioning | Surgical Site Preparation/Counts
• Infection Preparation

  Environmental Cleaning | Handling and Disposal of Hazardous/Biohazard Materials | Personal Protective Equipment | Perioperative Zones and Surgical Attire | Hand Hygiene

• Instrument Sterilization
  Spauling Classification System | Sterilization Process | Single-Use Items | Instrument Management Documentation | Quality Assurance with Instrument Processing | Handling of Instruments Outside the Facility | Environmental Conditions for Instrument Storage
• Emergency Situation

  Process | Malignant Hyperthermia | Anaphylaxis | Cardiac Arrest | Trauma | Hemorrhage | Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity | Interdisciplinary Team Functions | Safeguard from Environment and Disasters

• Intraoperative Activities: Management

  Equipment, Supplies, Personnel | Product Integrity and Expiration Dates | Cost Containment Measures | Product Evaluation and Selection | Supervision and Education of Team | Delegation | Visitor Management | Environmental Stewardship

• Communication and Documentation

  Record Care | Collaboration | Interdisciplinary Communication | Outcomes Across Continuum of Care | Discharge Instructions | Solutions to Communication Barriers | HIPAA | Read Back/Teach Back

  Review of Concepts

  PPE | Spaulding Classification | LAST, MH | Scope of Practice | Transfer of Care | Counting | Hazardous Materials