Course Description

Patient Positioning in the Operating Room

Author:

R. Dan Allen

Purpose:

The purpose of this activity is to help perioperative nurses learn to position patients more safely, taking into consideration the position, the patient, the type of surgery, and the equipment being used.

This course expires on April 1, 2012.

The approval number for this course is: #02310.

Objectives

Examine the specific conditions requiring special positioning devices adn interventions to prevent damage to specific body systems during surgery.
Illustrate specific body structures of the nervous, vascular, and integumentary systems that are at risk when the patient is positioned in one of the seven basic surgical postures.
Prioritize nursing interventions that help prevent injuries when positioning a patient for surgery.

Disclosures:

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Conflict Of interest: There is no conflict of interest noted for this course.

Commercial Support: A sponsorship has been given by World Medical Equipment. They did not participate in the development of this course.

Nonendorsement of Products: Approval for this activity refers only to continuing nursing education activity and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.

Off Label Use: There is no use of off label products in this presentation.

Accreditation:

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.