The student will:
- know various types of surgery according to the purpose, degree of urgency and degree of risk
- know how to apply the nursing process to surgical nursing care
- know the different phases of the perioperative period
- be able to identify the nursing responsibilities related to planning perioperative nursing care and preparing the patient for surgery
- obtain knowledge about different types of anaesthesia
- know the essential nursing assessments and interventions during the immediate postoperative phase
- become familiar with complications related to surgery