This lab will prepare the student for the Perioperative Nursing placement by providing opportunities to
demonstrate an awareness of safe and sterile practices in the perioperative environment. The student will
review and demonstrate self-preparation, handling, and set-up techniques designed to maintain
sterilization in the operating room, with additional emphasis on patient outcomes and positioning related to
a variety of surgical procedures. Activities will be evaluated according to standards of professional practice
as set forth by the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada. This course consists of online course work that is available on the course start date and ends with two (2) days in-person at Quinte Health - Trenton Memorial Hospital where you will be in a lab setting in the operating room. *** Must have a current RN or RPN registration.