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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Nursing
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02051305 Operating Room Nursing 3 Autumn 5 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Serap SAYAR
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Serap SAYAR - [email protected]
Course Content
Visually supported presentation, sharing experiences by inviting nurses working in the operating room, question-answer
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with knowledge and skills about patient care in the operating room, roles and responsibilities of the nurse working in the operating room, preparation of the operating room environment, patient and employee safety in the operating room, registration in the operating room, documentation, ethical principles and legal processes in line with AORN standards and current resources.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 Has basic knowledge, attitude and skills regarding the duties, powers and responsibilities of the nursing profession. 5
P2 Using theoretical knowledge and skills, identifies, analyzes and synthesizes problems related to the field of nursing practice and develops evidence-based solution suggestions. 5
P3 Assumes responsibility for the protection, development, maintenance and advocacy of health. 5
P4 It meets health care needs with a holistic approach in accordance with professional values and ethical principles. 5
P8 He/she carries out his/her professional practices in accordance with the relevant legislation. 5
P12 Leads the organizational structure and systems in providing and developing safe and quality health care. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Understands the roles and responsibilities of the operating room nurse and surgical team. P.1.39 1
O2 Explains information about patient and employee safety in the operating room. P.12.6 1
O3 Knows infection control measures in the operating room. P.12.7 1
O4 Analyzes interventions to prevent complications that may occur in the patient in the operating room. P.12.8 1
O5 Explains the principles of patient care in the operating room. P.2.36 1
O6 Knows infection control measures in the operating room. P.3.32 1
O7 Knows the types of anesthesia and plans nursing interventions according to the types of anesthesia. P.3.33 1
O8 Knows the importance of legal and ethical issues related to the operating room. P.4.22 1
O9 Understands the roles and responsibilities of the operating room nurse and the surgical team. P.8.18 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Duties, authorities and responsibilities of the operating room nurse, operating room nursing associations and promotion
2 Infection prevention and control in the operating room
3 Surgical instruments used in the operating room and preparation of the operating table
4 Positioning the patient in the operating room
5 Types, complications of anesthesia and providing sedation
6 Patient safety in the operating room (risk management in the operating room, current approaches to ensuring patient safety, Wrong person, region and procedure, Foreign body forgetting, electrical and chemical burns)
7 Worker safety in the operating room (Sharpening injuries, latex allergy, fire safety, surgical smoke, chemical safety, radiation safety)
8 Midterm
9 Operating room nurse experiences
10 Prevention of hypothermia in the surgery
11 Waste management in the operating room
12 Legal and ethical issues in the operating room
13 Registration and documentation in the operating room
14 Care in special surgical applications (care in minimally invasive surgery, care in robotic surgery, care in laparoscopic surgery)
Textbook or Material
Resources Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, Hinkle J.L., Cheever K.H., 13th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014
Conner R. Guidelines For Perioperative Practice. 2018 Edition, Denver.745-765.
Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, 2019 1st Edition
Perioperative standards and recommended practices. 2010 edition, AORN? 2010
Philips N, Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technıgue. 2016. 13th ed., Edition, Mosby Elseıver, St Louise.
Yavuz Van Giersbergen M, Kaymakçı Ş. Ameliyathane Hemşireliği. Meta Basım Matbaacılık Hizmetleri, İzmir, 2015 1. Basım
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 14 1 14
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 14 1 14
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 14 1 14
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 14 1 14
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 84
Total Work Load / 30 2,80
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3 P4 P8 P12
O1 Understands the roles and responsibilities of the operating room nurse and surgical team. 5 - - - - -
O2 Explains the principles of patient care in the operating room. - 5 - - - -
O3 Knows infection control measures in the operating room. - - 5 - - 5
O4 Knows the types of anesthesia and plans nursing interventions according to the types of anesthesia. - - 5 - - -
O5 Knows the importance of legal and ethical issues related to the operating room. - - - 5 - -
O6 Understands the roles and responsibilities of the operating room nurse and the surgical team. 5 - - - - -
O7 Explains information about patient and employee safety in the operating room. - - - - - 5
O8 Knows infection control measures in the operating room. - - 5 - - 5
O9 Analyzes interventions to prevent complications that may occur in the patient in the operating room. - - - - - 5