Assignment Description :
demonstrate a critical reflective 3,500-word narrative about my surgical practice ( Obstetrics / Genecology Department Nurse ). For example, you may select the discussion relating to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and give a reflective perspective on how you contribute to its use. Or you may work in a practice area that has Standards of Practice, using literature to show you are using evidence to underpin what you do for the care of the surgical patient.
Introduction of the module ( Care of the surgical patient ):
Care of the Surgical Patient Module . This module aims to enhance practitionersâ skills in caring for a perioperative patient undergoing surgical intervention. The module content and peer discussion will contribute to your knowledge and skills to deliver effective and efficient evidence-based care.
The care of surgical patients begins in the preoperative phase and is continued into the perioperative and intraoperative phases through to recovery and postoperative care. This continuing journey is complex and involves many people and departments, underpinned by interprofessional working and collaboration to provide the patient with high-quality care.
This module adopts a wide approach to this surgical journey and is suitable for anyone working with surgical patients or who may have an interest in surgery as a health and social care practitioner. Students will be encouraged not only to see their involvement in surgery and perioperative practice as the application of a range of technical skills but also to place the person undergoing surgery at the centre of their focus, challenging existing techniques and practices.
Perioperative practice is considered in the rich multimedia content provided; although there is no âhands-onâ practice element in this module, we do hope that the critical commentary in our online materials enables you to question, reflect on and refine your approach to promote safer surgery in the perioperative setting. As with all aspects of clinical practice, this would need to be agreed with your employer, in line with regulatory body guidance and other national and local guidelines.
Module Learning Outcomes :
On successful completion of this module, will be able to:
1. Critically appraise their own role in relation to care of the surgical patient
2. Critically examine contemporary issues and challenges in surgical care
3. Synthesize theory and practice in relation to learning from incidents and implementing solutions to minimize the likelihood of them reoccurring