Desirie Cuison

•Operating Theatre Circulating Nurse

• Ensure the cleanliness of the Theatre Room before pushing in the patient.

• Check the Safety Checklist before the start of the theatre list.

• Transfer the patient from the Holding Area to the Theatre Room with the Main Responsible Surgeon (MRS) and the Main Responsible Anesthetist (MRA).

• Assist the patient in transferring from the trolley to the operating table.

• Monitor the patient until patient is fully anesthetized.

• Assist the Surgeon and Anesthetist in the positioning of the patient ensuring all limbs are supported, padded and secured on the operating table.

• Check instruments, swabs, sharps and other supplementary items with Scrub Nurse audibly and record in the White Wipe Board.

• Ensure that the correct size of diathermy pad is properly applied to the patient.

• Conduct Time-Out before skin incision using the Surgical Safety Checklist.

• Provide additional items needed.

• Monitor the patient positioning throughout the operative procedure to ensure patient's safety.

• Receive surgical specimen/s from the Scrub Nurse.

• Monitor any item that drops ion the floor from the surgical field and informs the Scrub Nurse.

• Clean the patient and observe privacy after surgery.

• Check the necessary instrument sets and supplementary items needed for the next surgery.

• Handover to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nurse together with the Main Responsible Anesthetist (MRA).

•Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions.

•Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care.

•Deliver health education programs.

•Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician.

•Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.

•Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment.

•Provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to nursing profession and nursing practice.

•Provide nursing care.

•Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff.

•Supervision: Staff in various areas of responsibility.