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Key Responsibilities:

1. Preoperative Care:

• Assess patients' physical and emotional readiness for surgery.

• Prepare surgical sites by performing cleaning, sterilization, and dressing.

• Educate patients and families on what to expect during the surgery and the post-operative recovery process.

2. Intraoperative Care:

• Assist the surgical team in preparing instruments and sterilizing equipment.

• Monitor and record patients' vital signs throughout the surgery.

• Provide necessary instruments, tools, and supplies to the surgical team.

• Maintain a sterile environment by strictly following aseptic techniques.

• Perform instrument and material counts before and after surgery to ensure accuracy and safety.

3. Postoperative Care:

• Transfer patients to recovery areas and monitor vital signs, surgical sites, and pain levels.

• Administer prescribed medications and manage post-operative pain as directed.

• Provide guidance to patients and families on wound care, medications, and the recovery process.

4. Documentation and Reporting:

• Accurately document all surgical procedures, patient information, and nursing interventions in medical records.

• Report any complications or concerns to the surgical team promptly.

• Participate in handovers to ensure seamless continuity of care.

5. Compliance and Safety:

• Adhere to hospital policies, infection control protocols, and patient safety standards.

• Ensure that all surgical instruments and equipment are properly sterilized and maintained.

• Follow proper waste segregation and disposal procedures for medical waste.

• Maintain aseptic techniques to minimize the risk of infection.