2025

Instrumentation Nursing in Orthopedics and Traumatology: Fundamentals

Name: Instrumentation Nursing in Orthopedics and Traumatology: Fundamentals
Code: ENF16106O
1 ECTS
Duration: 1 weeks/26 hours
Scientific Area: Nursing

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Develop skills in instrumentation nursing, with a focus on safety and monitoring during surgical procedures.
To train nurses to work with excellence in the perioperative environment, promoting safety, quality and efficiency in the care of surgical orthopaedic trauma patient
at all stages of the process (pre-, intra- and post-operative).
Encourage practice based on scientific evidence, in line with national and international protocols, to ensure standardization and safety in orthopaedic surgery
procedures.
To prepare professionals to be part of multidisciplinary teams in the operating room, with communication, collaboration and decision-making skills in critical situations.
Promote ethical and humanized development in perioperative care, considering the physical, emotional and cultural needs of patients

Contents

- Anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system
- Perioperative care in traumatology
- Surgical positioning
- Management of specific equipment
- Prevention of complications in orthopedic surgery.

Teaching Methods

This course, supported by the MedTech-Next Project, includes the use of advanced technological resources, namely digital environments and technological platforms applied to training.
The teaching methodology will be interactive lectures (T), complemented by practical examples (TP) applied in a face-to-face context.
Different teaching resources will be used, including interactive teaching materials, practical cases and simulations, allowing the knowledge acquired to be applied to real situations in clinical practice.

Assessment

The assessment takes place at the end of this training and corresponds to the presentation of a project in the form of a paper.