COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course is composed of 5 units, each one contains pre-recorded sessions that have been made available via our website. The duration of each video/session depends on the subject at hand. The total timeframe to complete the course is 1 month. Participants must watch all of the pre-recorded sessions, and must approve or pass all quizzes and exams with a minimum of 80% within the 1-month period.

ELEGIBILITY

To be eligible for this course you must:

• Be an O.R. or Scrub Nurse, or work within the Sterilization Department.
• Be familiarized with surgical instruments.
• Be willing to further your knowledge in surgical instruments.
• Be eager to improve your performance in daily tasks and routines in regards to surgical instruments.
• Have the desire to innovate your hospital’s protocols and procedures in regards to handling, cleaning, maintaining and storing surgical instruments.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED UPON COMPLETION OF COURSE

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of precision instrument manufacture, care and identification of surgical instruments.
• Develop or improve local hospital guidelines on decontamination, packaging, sterilization and infection control procedures.
• Develop or improve local hospital guidelines for assembling Cleft Palate Set and Cleft Lip Set.

EVALUATIONS

• At the completion of each session, participants must take the 5-minute quiz on the subject at hand. Additionally, at the end of each unit, participant will be required to take a Unit Test.
• The Subject and Unit tests will be scored automatically, and results will be made available immediately.
• To be able to pass each unit, participants must obtain a minimum of 80% of correct answers.
• Upon completion of the entire Surgical Instrument Training Course, each participant must take the Final Exam, which will also be graded automatically, and results made available immediately.
• In order to pass the Final Exam participant must obtain a minimum of 80% of correct answers.
• Once the Final Exam has been taken, and if participant has approved the course, a printable Diploma will be made available.