Course Code: REL-ACU-0-URS
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
List eight components necessary for endoscopic surgical procedures.
Describe the functions, benefits, disadvantages, and complications of robotic-assisted technology.
Discuss how perioperative professionals interact with robotic-assisted technology.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Transforming Endoscopy Surgery
Advancements in Endoscopy
Robotic-Assisted Technology
Candles and Torches
The Essentials
Review
Section 3: The Era of Robots
Enter the Robots
Moving Forward
Future of Robotics
Review
Section 4: Robot in Action
Staff Training
Preparing the Room
The Human Touch
Operating the Robot
On the Alert
End of Procedure
Review
Section 5: Clinical Vignette
Radical Prostatectomy
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Subject Matter Expert: Brandy Verton, BSN, RN, CNOR
Brandy earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with summa cum laude distinction from Capella University. She is a certified perioperative nurse with versatile skills in circulator and scrub roles for different surgical specialties. Brandy has fulfilled several nursing leadership responsibilities as the Surgical Services Clinical Educator and Periop 101 instructor for UNC REX Healthcare in North Carolina. She has been an active member of various hospital committees and contributed to numerous process improvement initiatives. In the early stages of her career, she developed her core nursing skills while working on a postoperative and medical-surgical overflow unit. She served in various roles, including charge nurse, preceptor, Magnet Champion, and admission/discharge facilitator. Brandy is dedicated to elevating perioperative teams through evidence-based education, innovative training, and collaboration, ensuring safe surgical care and continuous professional growth.
Reviewer: Rhiannon Winsor, Ed.D., MBA, CST, CRCST
Rhiannon Winsor is a subject matter expert in the field of surgical technology and adult education. She has an associate degree in Surgical Technology, a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing, a master’s degree in business administration (MBA), and a doctorate in Education with an emphasis on adult teaching and learning. She is a certified surgical technologist (CST) and a certified registered central sterile technician (CRCST). She has 25 years of experience in the field of surgical technology, during which 13 of those years have been spent teaching and managing surgical technology programs. She has working knowledge in the areas of orthopedics, general, obstetrics, gynecology, plastics, podiatry, sports medicine, neurology, genitourinary, peripheral vascular, ENT, maxillofacial, and laparoscopic surgery. She has also collaborated with several organizations to develop training programs in surgical technology, communication, compliance, cultural competency, medical terminology, and care management.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; Surgical Personnel; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.