TNAI JOURNAL

A training course for nurse professionals on “Role of Nurses in Management of Operation Theatre” was organised during 15 - 22 April 2009 by TNAI at its New Delhi Headquarters. The overall purpose of the workshop was to update the knowledge of nurses in management of operation theatre in the wake of technological advancement in the field of surgery. Forty-three nurse professionals from 10 states of the country participated in the workshop. Participatory approach was adopted for conducting the workshop. The content areas were covered by various resource persons using various training methods such as lecture, discussion and demonstration. As part of workshop schedule, the participants were involved in various group activities. They also had an opportunity to visit CTVS OT, main OT and Neuro Gamma knife centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The workshop was inaugurated on 15 April 2009 by Dr Sudhir Josseph, Director, St Stephen Hospital. The inaugural session started with the welcome address by Mrs Sheila Seda, Secretary
	General, TNAI and Mrs Nanthini Subbiah, Coordinator CEP. Then the overview of the workshop was presented by Mrs Nanthini Subbiah. At the outset, Dr S. Joseph congratulated TNAI for organising this workshop. He informed the gathering that due to rapid technological advancement, the health care practices have become more complicated. Nurses are challenged to meet the changing demands of the current health care delivery system. He said, it is mandatory for health professionals to keep pace with the development in the health care field. He also emphasised the importance of coordinated efforts of health care providers working in hospital especially in operation theatre for best outcome of patient care. Going through the content areas of workshop, he remarked that the programme has been organised in an intensive manner. Dr Joseph also referred to the recent workshop organised by WHO on the theme “ Safe surgeries save lives”. The inaugural session ended with the vote of thanks by Mrs Evelyn P Kannan, Assistant Secretary-General, TNAI.
Following the inauguration, the session “Update on Specialised Surgeries : Role of Nurse on Eye Surgeries” was taken by Dr Krishna Vaidyanathan of St Stephen Hospital. The next session was on “Layout and Infrastructure of Operation Theatre” taken by Ms Sakthi Khati, ANS, Apollo Hospital. The second day of the workshop started with the session on Staffing of Operation Theatre and Specialty Areas by Ms Manju Devi Tyagi, DNS, Fortis Hospital. She explained at great length the staffing of Operation theatre. It was followed by a session on Preparation for Operation by Babji, ANS, St Stephen Hospital. In the afternoon, the participants had two continuous sessions on Storage and Handling of Surgical Instruments and Infection Control in Operation Theater by Mrs Ansamma, ANS, AIIMS and Mrs Anu Aggarwal of Toxic Link. Standard operational procedure was the topic presented by Mrs H Geol, Sr Lecturer, RAK Col-


lege of Nursing on day 3. The other sessions covered on that day were update on Specialised Surgeries “Role of Nurse on ENT Surgeries” by Dr Varun Gupta, RML Hospital and Stress Management of Nursing Personnel working in OT by BK Sangeeta, Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga Centre. On day 4, the participants had an opportunity to visit main CTVS OT and Gamma Knife Centre of AIIMS to comprehend the infrastructure facilities and functioning of operation theatre. They could also observe the storage and maintenance of surgical instruments. The other sessions covered during workshop were : CTVS and Lung Surgeries - Nurses Role by Mr Imran Khan, Nursing Tutor, Delhi Heart and Lung Institute; Role of Nurses in Abdominal Surgeries by Dr Deepak Govil, Sr Consultant, Apollo Hospital. Role of nurses in Genito Urinary Surgeries by Dr Amit, Consultant, Batra Hospital, Update on Neurological Conditions Requiring Surgery by Dr Rajesh Acharya, Sr. Consultant and Organ Transplant - an update by Dr Sandeep Gulerla, Associate Professor, AIIMS. Besides these sessions three more subject areas were covered through group work exercises. The Participants were divided into three groups. Group I worked out the preparation of protocol for Pre-operative Period, Group II on Preparation of Protocol for Intra-operative Period and Group III on Preparation of Protocol for Post-operative Period. All group work reports were presented by the participants on the last day of the workshop in the presence of Chairperson Mrs Sakthi Kathi, Apollo Hospital. The course was evaluated on the basis of pre- and post-course evaluation and participants, feed back on relevance and coverage of contents and methodology used. On the last day of the workshop, the concluding session was graced by Dr Manju Mani, Executive Director, Delhi Heart and Lung Institute, New Delhi. The valedictory session started with the welcoming address by Mrs Sheila Seda. The resume of the workshop was presented by Mrs Nanthini Subbiah. Dr Manju Mani encouraged participants to keep abreast with the latest changes with which they need to be familiar. She also expressed her concern regarding inadequate nursing training, which in turn, causes lack of competence and confidence among nurses in providing quality care to the patients. She concluded her speech by saying that the lamp lighted by Florence Nightingale need to be carried forward for many centuries by competent nurses. The session ended with the vote of thanks. Mrs Nanthini Subbiah Coordinator, CEP