NURS 391 - Nursing Care of the Perioperative Patient

3 cr.

This course presents concepts and information essential for perioperative nursing practice.  Content includes essentials and management of the patient’s surgical experience.  Precepted clinical experiences are provided in various phases of the perioperative experience and include preoperative, operative and post-anesthesia care.  Emphasis is placed on the development of beginning skills in the operative setting.  One credit lecture and two credits lab.