Success and professional recognition in the operating room is not only achieved with personal qualities; it is, above all, a work of perseverance, method and organization. This postgraduate diploma will help you update your knowledge and increase your level of competence in Perioperative Care"

The field of surgical technology is constantly expanding, and hospital managers are increasingly looking to recruit professionals whose profile fulfills the requirements of the job, and who are qualified and endorsed for carrying out this type of work. This is why a new team awareness has been developing among professionals in the surgical field. They continue to enrich their professional skills in this field every day in order to meet the needs of new techniques and care that come with the advances in surgery as a whole.

Today, the large number of undergraduate training hours provides students (and future professionals) with diverse clinical experiences, but few opportunities to enhance the skills necessary to delve into surgical nursing in general, which is why many nurses seek to perfect and, in many cases, initiate their surgical skills already in active service and/or through independent study for training in effective surgical nursing practice.

This postgraduate diploma is designed to update professionals who are developing or want to develop their functions in the surgical area, in order to increase their competence in safety procedures for themselves and, thus collaborating in the success of the intervention.

The postgraduate diploma for Perioperative Nursing Care will allow you to update your knowledge, improve prognosis and reduce sequelae and complications in patients"

This postgraduate diploma in Perioperative Care for Nursing is the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by nursing professionals who are experts in patient care in surgery and other specialisms 
• Its graphic, schematic and practical contents provide scientific and assistance information on those medical disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest diagnostic-therapeutic techniques on professional nursing practice with surgical patients
• Practical workshops on sutures and other techniques performed by nurses
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate diploma is the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge for Nursing in Perioperative Care, you will obtain a qualification endorsed by TECH Global 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 with extensive teaching experience.

This postgraduate diploma provides training in simulated environments, which allows for an immersive learning experience designed to train for real-life situations"

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

The program for this postgraduate diploma is oriented toward a review of Intraoperative Care based on the experience of renowned professionals, in order to provide quality care based on the latest scientific evidence and guarantee patient safety.

This refresher program will generate a sense of security when practicing nursing, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objective

• Gain up-to-date knowledge in providing nursing care to surgical patients during the entire surgical process, with the aim of improving the quality and safety of your nursing praxis both in surgery and the following period of rehabilitation. This is done by developing clinically effective interventions in the care provided within the surgery department in a hospital setting

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 surgery- at risk
• Establish a treatment with the patient and their family that goes beyond the simple application of nursing techniques, and to consider 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. Preoperative Preparation of the Surgical Patient }

• Analyze the fundamentals of communication with surgical patients 
• Know how to respond to the needs of surgical patients, including psychological issues, adaptation and informed consent 
• Know how to prepare and assess pre-surgical patients physically and nutritionally 
• Perform pre-surgical assessments of pediatric patients 
• Know the protocols to be followed when dealing with patients allergic to latex 

Module 3. Organization and Relations of Nursing Work in the Surgical Department 

• Apply the scientific method as a way of developing diverse surgical procedures and routines, updating all your knowledge and practical skills in response to the new care trends within the surgical field
• Implement different strategies to meet the requirements of new healthcare demands

• Analyze and implement new care models based on psychosocial factors involved in health problems, favoring a multidisciplinary approach and promoting patient participation in their own health care process

• Master how to prepare the surgical field  
• Apply selective collection of waste and residue 
• Master the different patient positions according to the surgical technique to be performed

Module 4. Anesthesia 

• Study the basics of general anesthesia more in depth 
• Know the most commonly used drugs in each case 
• Delve into the different regional anesthetic techniques 
• Delve deeper into nursing care for anesthetized patients and crash cart management 
• Be aware of the possible complications derived from anesthesia 

A path to achieve education and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"