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Operation theatre technology

For OT technician, anaesthesia and operation theatre technology

The operation theatre's day: scheduling surgeries and fixing clashes, the surgical safety checklist from pre-op to sign-out, anaesthesia records, and billing a surgery.

Practised on MedAura ERPOTMS
4 units22 tasksA data entry drillA case scenarioCertificate6 months' access

What you'll learn

4 units, in the order the work is learned on the floor. Each task is shown on the real screens, then practised.

Roles you'll practiseOT managerAnaesthetist
Unit 1Getting started7 tasks
  1. Check today's theatres
  2. Check what a surgery needs
  3. Schedule a surgery
  4. Fix a clash when booking a slot
  5. Change a surgery's booking
  6. Follow surgeries in progress
  7. Bill a surgery
Unit 2The surgical safety checklist9 tasks
  1. Open a surgery's checklist
  2. Complete the pre-op checklist
  3. Record the patient's transfer to theatre
  4. Check the patient in to theatre
  5. Do the surgical time-out
  6. Record the intraoperative nursing record
  7. Complete the sign-out
  8. Record the post-op summary
  9. Complete and print the OT summary
Unit 3Anaesthesia4 tasks
  1. Do a pre-anaesthesia checkup (PAC)
  2. Find patients not cleared for anaesthesia
  3. Record the anaesthesia given
  4. Record the post-op anaesthesia assessment
Unit 4After surgery2 tasks
  1. Find a completed surgery
  2. See why a surgery was cancelled

Putting it together

Data entry drill

Write up the intra-op records

The scrub nurse kept paper notes during three operations. Enter each on the intra-op step of the surgery checklist.

From: Scrub nurse's notes · 3 records

Case scenario

The wrong side on the consent, and a missing swab

Before a knee replacement the paperwork disagrees about the side, and at the end of the operation a swab is missing from the count.

8 scenes · 2 decisions

How you'll learn

Show MeEach task, step by step, on the real screens
PracticeDo it yourself; wrong clicks say where to look
RefreshersTasks come back on day 1, 2, 7, 30 and 90
AssessmentTen tasks, no hints; pass at 70%
How HospAux works
Certificate of completion HospAux · Operation theatre technology This certifies that Maya Collins completed the course and its assessment Grade A+ · Excellent
No. HX-2026-7K3P9Q
Check it online by its number

Your Operation theatre technology certificate

Pass the assessment and claim it on the spot: graded O, A+ or A, with a number and a QR code an employer can check online.

Questions

How do I enrol?

Choose Enrol now, create your HospAux account (or sign in), and pay online. The course opens straight away, for six months.

Does my institute pay?

If you study in an institute's batch, join it with the code your teacher gives you. Your institute may have its own rate for this course, or pay for it.

Do I need a teacher?

No. You learn, practise, take the assessment and earn the certificate on your own.

What happens after six months?

Your progress and your certificate stay with your account. Renew any time to carry on; the new months follow on.

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