31.7.4: Competency-Based Assessments

Imagine you are working in a surgical department and are tasked with developing a presentation to help stakeholders decide whether the facility should transition to robotic surgery. What advantages and disadvantages should you highlight?

Explain the process that preoperative nurses should use to teach coping strategies and help patients deal with the stress and anxiety that they may experience when preparing for surgery.

Consider why hypothermia is a critical concern in the OR. Create a presentation that discusses the factors that can contribute to hypothermia, and how the perioperative team can prevent hypothermia.

A critical component of postoperative care is maintaining a patient’s airway. Describe the interventions that may be needed to maintain a patient’s airway.

Providing postoperative care to older adults often requires a nuanced approach that acknowledges unique challenges and strengths of the older adult population. What differences in older adults make this necessary?