2025

Instrumentation Nursing in General Surgery, Laparoscopy, and Robotics: Fundamentals

Name: Instrumentation Nursing in General Surgery, Laparoscopy, and Robotics: Fundamentals
Code: ENF16108O
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 surgical instrumentation nursing in general, laparoscopic and robotic surgery.
To Train nurses to perform with excellence in the perioperative environment, using high-tech robotics, promoting safety, quality, and efficiency in surgical patient care 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 surgical 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 applied to general surgery.
- Surgical instruments: identification, handling and maintenance.
- Techniques for placing and organizing the sterile field.
- Common surgical procedures
- Infection prevention and control
- Management of intraoperative materials and equipment.
- The role of the instrument nurse in the multidisciplinary team.

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.