Care of Surgical Patients
Learn to provide pre-operative and post-operative care to a surgical patient.
Pre-test: Care of Wounds and Drains
Wound Care - Introduction
Video: Wound Healing
Wound Classification
Reference: Classification of Pressure Ulcer
Managing Wounds using TIME Framework - Introduction
Tissue Management
Infection and Inflammation Control
Moisture Balance
Edge Advancement
Reference: Wound bed preparation - TIME in Practice
Cleaning a Wound
Video: Cleaning and Irrigating a Wound
Reference: Sterile Fields
Obtaining a Wound Culture
Video: Obtaining a Wound Culture
Care of Surgical Wounds
Surgical Wounds and Prevention of SSI
Care of Surgical Drains
Video: Wound Drainage System
Removing Sutures and Staples
Video: Removal of Sutures and Staples
Central Line Dressing
Video: Central Line Dressing
Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Dressing
Video: Peripheral IV Dressing
Post-test: Care of Wounds and Drains
Pre-test: Restraining Patients
Managing Aggressive Patient
Best Practices for Dealing with Aggressive Individual
Applying Restraints
Post-test: Restraining Patients
Pre-test: Pre-operative and Post operative Care
Pre and Post-operative Care
Phases of Surgical Care
Pre-operative Care - An Introduction
Pre-operative care - At the time of admission
Pre-operative Care - Immediately before Surgery
Pre-operative Care - Teaching and Counselling
Post-Operative Care
Post-test: Pre-operative and Post operative Care
By the end of this course, we aim to help you provide correct and timely care to a surgical patient. Happy learning!