Quality patient care relies on updated knowledge for professionals to carry out their practice. Review the most important aspects and new developments in the role nursing plays in the surgical process”

From a structural point of view, the surgical block is the space in which all the operating rooms are grouped and which has the necessary equipment and features to carry out all foreseeable surgical procedures. 

Healthcare professionals whose professional objective is to occupy a healthcare position in the surgical area must be familiar with the differential elements in this unit. It is imperative for nurses to be trained and be fully competent in this modality of health care prior to performing their work, due to patient volume and the diversity in procedures. 
In addition, previous and exhaustive knowledge of the surgical block, as well as of surgical instruments, will have a direct impact on the quality of care, since it will guarantee better conditions of care and safety for nursing staff to perform interventions. 

This postgraduate certificate provides knowledge about the facilities and Surgical Area Equipment, as well as the surgical material that facilitate optimal professional performance.

Through this postgraduate certificate you will be able to update your knowledge of surgical patient care, improve prognosis and reduce sequelae and complications in surgery"

This postgraduate certificate in Surgical Area Equipment is the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts. The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• A review of the most important aspects in surgical ethics and their relevance to the surgical process
• Updated nursing procedures and updates on Surgical Area Equipment and materials
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Includes theoretical lectures, questions to the expert, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection papers
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge of Surgical Area Equipment, you will obtain a qualification from TECH Technological University”

Its teaching staff includes leading nursing professionals, who contribute their work experience to this up to date program, in addition to other professionals specializing in the surgical area.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program to train in real situations.

The design of the program is based on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the nursing professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of surgical nursing care with extensive teaching experience.

This program offers training in simulated environments, which provides an immersive learning experience designed to train for reallife situations"

It includes clinical cases to bring the program as close as possible to the reality of nursing care"

The program is geared toward a review of the main aspects of surgical patient management, based on scientific evidence and the experience of recognized professionals.

This training will give you a sense of confidence when taking decisions and providing care, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objective

• Update nursing professionals who performs their care functions in the surgical area, following the principles of nursing methodology and the advances in the use of Surgical Area Equipment and materials to provide quality patient care in surgery

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Surgical Nurses

• Identify opportunities in the application of acquired theoretical knowledge and the tasks and techniques carried out in the operating room
• Assess the success of teamwork with the aim of achieving set goals
• Prevent mistakes and accidents which could put the general objective of nursing professionals -the protection of the patient in the field of surgeryat risk
• Establish a treatment of the patient and their family that goes beyond the simple application of nursing techniques, and considers all aspects of the patient's condition as whole
• Describe the role of the nurse in the integral care of a patient during the surgical process
• Evaluate the importance of nursing records in the field of surgery and describe the necessary procedures for correctly implementing them
• Explain expert nursing care related to the safety of a surgical patient

Module 2. Architecture, Installations and Equipment in the Surgical Department

• Describe the most common surgical situations in a hospital environment, and the role of the nursing professional in these situations
• Master the characteristics of operating rooms in depth
• Understand and analyze space distribution in an operating room
• Review the different existing surgical equipment
• Analyze the instruments required for laser surgery
• Analyze surgical procedure and identify the key aspects to achieve adequate control over the quality and management of resources

Module 3. Surgical Instruments

• Recognize and classify the general and specific surgical material and instruments in each specialism, based on their functionality
• Analyze the textile, consumable and prosthetic materials used in surgical interventions
• Master how to clean the instruments before sending them to sterilization
• Apply new technologies to surgical instrumentation
• Know how to use the latest trends in surgical instrumentation

Seize the opportunity and take the step to get up-to-date on the most important aspects of Surgical Area Equipment"