Patient Positioning
Correct patient positioning is fundamental to safe surgery, playing a critical role in preventing complications such as intraoperative pressure injuries, haemodynamic instability, and injury to perioperative staff.
This course will strengthen your knowledge and skills to position patients safely and support optimal surgical outcomes.
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What you'll learn:
Identify high-risk individuals who may have specific positioning requirements so as to reduce risks associated with undergoing a surgical intervention.
Effectively communicate when the risk to the handler is identified to ensure staff safety is not compromised intraoperatively.
Who it's for:
Why it's needed:
There are inherent risks associated with any surgical procedure. Preventing intraoperative complications, such as pressure injuries and haemodynamic instability, is a key priority throughout a surgical case.
Providing care that is underpinned by best practice is known to reduce the likelihood of patient harm and adverse events. There is a timely need for nurses to gain new knowledge and have their existing knowledge reinforced on how to facilitate and maintain safe patient positioning intraoperatively, if harm is to be minimised for the patient and the healthcare worker.
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