Course in Nursing Assistant in the operating room (university degree + 8 ECTS credits)

The operating room nursing assistant course gives you all kinds of knowledge about TCAE's work in the operating room. It focuses on training students to attend nursing staff and collaborate in carrying out surgical procedures safely and efficiently. The course is characterized by offering an integral approach to surgical care, covering from the organization and operation of the surgical unit, to the sterilization of equipment and infection control. Knowledge about surgical instrumentation, patient care in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative, and basic anesthesia concepts are taught. Apart from a highly qualified teaching team.

- Acquire knowledge about the functioning and organization of surgical unit. - Identify surgical instruments and their correct use. - Understand the principles of sterilization and control of infections in the operating room. - Know the basic surgical procedures and surgical specialties. - Learn to provide care and assistance to the surgical patient properly. - Understand the basic concepts of anesthesia and its role in the operating room. - Develop skills to collaborate efficiently in the operating room.

The professional exits of this Nursing Assistant Course in the operating room are to work as an operating room nursing assistant in hospitals, clinics and health centers. You can also find job opportunities in specialized institutions in cosmetic surgery. With the realization of this course you can develop to work professionally.

The operating room nursing assistant course prepares you to perform with responsibility in the surgical field. Through the acquisition of knowledge, you will be trained to attend the nursing team in the operating room, collaborate in the preparation of surgical procedures, provide adequate care to the patient, and guarantee asepsis and control of infections in the surgical environment.

This course is aimed exclusively at health personnel according to Law 44/2003, of November 21, on the management of health professions

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.