Information Package / Course Catalogue
Operating Room Nursing
Course Code: HE611
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

In this lesson, students learn about the concepts and principles related to the operating room and gain awareness of the applications in the operating room.

Course Content

Design of operation room, sterilization-disinfection methods, , infection control methods, preparing of surgery team, preparing of operation room and steril equipments, surgery positions, surgery enstruments, suture materials, responsibility of circulate-scrub nurse tasks, ethics and legal topics in operation room.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the desing of an operation room
2.To be able to explain sterilization methods in an operation room
3.To be able to tell the responsibilities, tasks and authority of a sterile and circulating nurse.
4.To be able comprehend the ethical rules of the operating room applications
5.To be able to plan perioperative care of surgical patient
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lewis SL, Dirksen SR, Heitkemper MM, Bucher L, Camera IM (2011) Medical Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Vol:1, Ed 8, Mosby, St Louis.
2.Phillips NF, Berry EC, Kohn ML (2007) Berry and Kohn’s Operating Room Technique, Ed 11, Mosby, St Louis.
3.AORN (2011) Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, Recommended Practices for Product Selection in Perioperative Practice Setting
4.Yıldırım, A., Bakır, S (2000) Ameliyathane Hemşireliği, Aşama Matbaacılık, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description of Lecture
Week 2 - Theoretical
History of Operation Room Nursing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Organisation in Operation Room and Management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Design and Structure of Operation Room
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sterilization and Disinfection Methods in Operation Room
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tasks, Authority and Responsibilities of Circulate-Scrub Nurse
Week 7 - Theoretical
Preparation of Suregery Team (Surgical Hand Washing, Wearing of Shirt and Gloves)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Preparation of operation room, surgery area and steril equipment
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Surgery Positions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Surgery enstruments
Week 12 - Theoretical
Suture Materials
Week 13 - Theoretical
Patient and Operartion Room Personel Safety
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ethics and Legal Responsibilities in Operation Room
Week 15 - Theoretical
Ethics and Legal Responsibilities in Operation Room
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination138139
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
3
2
3
OÇ-2
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
OÇ-3
3
2
1
3
2
OÇ-4
3
2
1
3
2
3
OÇ-5
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