Assists in Perioperative Practice: Entry Level
Be equipped with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to perform work activities in perioperative setting
Overview
This module equips the healthcare support worker with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to perform work activities in perioperative setting (operating theatre).
Learning Objectives
- Operating Room Environment and Operating Room Personnel
- Discuss the physical environmental layout of the operating room, patient flow for surgical procedure
- Select and don correct surgical attire in operating room, assist surgical team in wearing tie-back style surgical gown
- Discuss and identify basic principles of aseptic technique used in operating room to reduce contamination, including 5 moments of hand hygiene
- Prepare Operating Room for Surgery
- Clean and disinfect operating room and surgical equipment in preparing first surgical case in operating room for surgery
- Perform safety check for changing of medical gases and equipment
- Prepare operating room according to operating list and adhere to standard and transmission based-precaution
- Prepare surgical equipment for patient undergoing surgery
- Discuss variations of basic surgical positioning and types of positioning aids in protecting body pressure points
- Transfer patient from bed to OR table using safety measures in positioning, moving and transporting surgical patient.
- Discuss the two basic patient circuits used in monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery
- Set up and operate electrosurgical unit (ESU) equipment
- Perform hand hygiene on the application of patient return electrode/ dispersive pad on patient
- Assess and report if there is any abnormality of patient skin conditions before apply and after remove patient return electrode
- Perform surgical suction unit safety check and changing of disposable suction liner when required
- Post-operative care for surgical patient and environmental cleaning
- Discuss terminal cleaning for operating room and blood spillage cleaning steps in operating room
- Handle and dispose general and hazardous waste in operating room
Course Outline
- Identify the correct surgical attire in various areas of operating department.
- Discuss the physical environment of the operating room and patient undergoing surgical procedure flow.
- Discuss qualities of the operating room support team
- Discuss and identify basic principles of aseptic technique used in operating room.
- Demonstrate assisting in wearing tie-back style surgical gown for surgical team.
- Recognise the types of work activities in preparing operating theatre for surgery.
- Discuss environmental control and damp dusting in operating theatre.
- Prepare operating room according to operating list (standard and transmission based-precaution)
- Assess and report if there is any abnormality of patient skin conditions before apply and after remove patient return electrode
- Remove patient return electrode before transfer surgical patient post operatively and reinstate electrosurgical unit
- Discuss the steps and perform changing of disposable suction liner when required.
- Perform end of surgical case cleaning for operating room equipment and environment according principle and sequence
- Handle and dispose general and hazardous waste in operating room
- Perform terminal cleaning for operating room equipment and environment
- Handle and dispose different types of biohazard waste
Target Audience
- Existing healthcare workers
Entry Requirements
- Obtained at least a C6 pass at N-Level in any 1 subject or equivalent; OR
- Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 4 (Speaking, Listening, Reading & Numeracy) and Level 3 (Writing)
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a formal recognition through the award of a Statement(s) of Attainment (SOA) from SkillsFuture Singapore.
Course Date
12 June 2023
11 September 2023
Course Date
12 June 2023
11 September 2023
Course Date & Registration
Course Date
To be Confirmed
Course Duration
The training is delivered via online learning (asynchronous & synchronous) and classroom sessions.
Total: 9.5 days
- Day 1: Asynchronous/Synchronous E-learning (8 hours)
- Day 2, 3, 4 & 5: Classroom training (32 hours)
- Day 6: Assessment (2 hours)
- Clinical Assessment (36 hours)
Course Venue
HMI Institute
Course Fee
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) is providing course fee funding to the healthcare in-service staff.
- Up to 70% course fee subsidy for Singaporean aged 21-39 & SPR 21 years and above.
- Up to 90% course fee subsidy for Singaporean aged 40 & above.
- Up to 90% course fee subsidy for all staff (Singaporean & SPR) under the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) for SME employers.
| Full Course Fee | $1,716.00 (before GST) |
Baseline Subsidy (Non-SME SC/SPR <40 y/o) Fee Payable After SSG 70% Subsidy | $561.13 (including 9% GST) |
Enhanced Subsidy (All SME SC/SPR + Non SME SC/SPR >39 y/o) Fee Payable After SSG 90% Subsidy | $187.04 (including 9% GST) |
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HMI Institute reserves the right to postpone or cancel the courses if minimum enrolment is not met.
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