OVERVIEW

Avoiding Lower Extremity Positioning Injuries in the OR is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation and will be held from at Jan 24, 2017 - Jan 24, 2020. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hours.

Description:
The associated vessels include the bilateral common iliac, femoral, tibial, and doralis pedis arteries. The primary means of avoiding injury to these lower extremity nerves is to prevent stretch and pressure on these structures. This educational activity will address the location of these structures and address positioning during anesthesia to prevent their injury.

Goal and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this continuing education program is to provide nurses with information about positioning anesthetized and sedated surgical patients to avoid nerve and vessel damage in the lower extremities. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
• Identify nerves of the lower body susceptible to injury in the sedated or anesthetized patient
• Describe the arterial supply and the venous drainage of the lower extremities
• Discuss the collaborative efforts of the OR team, including nurses, to prevent lower extremity nerve and vessel injuries

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.