Day Surgery Nursing and Minor Procedures Seminar (Dec, 2018)

Day Surgery Nursing and Minor Procedures Seminar is organized by Ausmed Education Pty Ltd and will be held from Dec 06 - 07, 2018 at Mercure Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 11.45 CPD Hours.

Course Overview:
The ability of nurses to work safely in fast-paced settings such as day procedure units is reliant on a sound knowledge base that can adapt to any situation, including emergencies, and work efficiently in a team. Highly developed communication skills are vital to ensuring that patients are well-informed before and after a procedure. Attend this seminar to gain a comprehensive update on this specific area of nursing.
• Understand how to evaluate a patient for comorbid risk factors
• Improve your discharge planning, patient education, and documentation skills
• Review different types of anesthetic agents and intraoperative monitoring
• Gain confidence on how to safely manage a surgical complication or emergency situation
• Refresh your prior knowledge of infection prevention and aseptic technique
• Find out how the law interprets issues such as the duty of care and negligence in a day procedure setting

Need for Program:
Nurses who work in day procedure units or practices where minor procedures are performed are often the main point of contact with patients. The correct assessment of a person before a procedure, including the identification of risk factors, assists with the delivery of patient care that reduces hospital length of stay and improves health outcomes. This seminar provides an evidence-based update that will assist nurses who care for patients undergoing day surgery and minor procedures to close knowledge and skill gaps relating to their specific area of practice. It is relevant to nurses who, whether regularly or only occasionally, require knowledge and skills to safely care for patients undergoing day surgery and minor procedures and would be a comprehensive introduction to any nurse considering working in this setting.

Purpose of Program:
The purpose of this seminar is to offer nurses who may work across a range of healthcare settings of varying acuity an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills when caring for a person undergoing day surgery or minor procedures. After gaining this information, the learner will be able to appropriately translate the underpinning principles of modern day surgery nursing to the evidence-based nursing management of patients, improving health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe modern day procedure nursing practice in Australia, including the various nursing roles and skills required to practice safely in this setting
• Perform a pre-evaluation risk analysis and implement strategies to ensure patients are well-informed about potential risk factors
• Apply skills in anesthetic monitoring, infection prevention, and aseptic technique to your practice to reduce the risk of complications and improve patient safety
• Understand how the law interprets issues such as the duty of care and negligence in a day procedure setting and use this knowledge to safeguard your practice