PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

Preoperative Assessment

A clinical tutorial on nurse-led preoperative assessments, high-risk patient identification, and risk reduction strategies for surgical patients with complex comorbidities.
-
  • -
  • -
  • 30 minutes
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This course covers the principles of preoperative assessment, including how to identify high-risk surgical patients and use structured evaluation to reduce the risk of complications and improve outcomes.
Reviewed by SURGhub, December 2024

This course is provided by:

Ausmed logo
  • Specialty: Perioperative Care
  • Subspecialty: Basics of Surger for Non-Specialists, Basic Anaesthesia for Non-Specialists, Perioperative Nursing, Preoperative Nursing
  • Target audience:Perioperative nurses and early trainees in surgery or anaesthesia.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
SURGhub

This course is provided by:

Ausmed logo

Learning objectives

  • Provide nurse-led care to patients during the preoperative period that is underpinned by best available evidence and improves the preparedness of patients for surgery.
  • Be better able to recognise high-risk individuals during a holistic preoperative assessment to reduce risks associated with surgical interventions.
  • Effectively communicate preoperative assessment findings to the appropriate health professionals to ensure patients receive continuity of care.

Course structure 

Learn from leaders in perioperative nursing

Join 67,000+ health workers from 219 countries and territories learning critical skills from global experts on SURGhub.

Course instructor

Suzanne Querruel

Suzanne Querruel is an associate lecturer at Charles Sturt University and a nurse educator with a particular expertise in perianaesthesia nursing. She has taught at a wide variety of tertiary institutions, tutoring and lecturing at the Bachelor of Nursing program for Western Sydney University and coordinating the Westmead Private Hospital anaesthetic program. Suzanne is passionate about advancing the perioperative nursing field.
Suzanne Querruel

Suzanne Querruel

Assoc. Lecturer & Perianesthesia
Nurse Educator
Charles Sturt University

What learners are saying

-
-, -
-
-, -
-
-, -

Ready to start learning?

Access this comprehensive course free of charge and learn from global experts.

This course is provided by

Ausmed logo

Ausmed

Ausmed is an Australian healthcare education provider that equips individuals, teams and organisations with the tools and resources they need to meaningfully impact the quality of care being provided.

Similar courses

Get the SURGhub app

Take your courses with you, and download content to learn offline.
  • Download on the App Store
  • Get it on Google Play
SURGhub