Operation Theatre Nursing Cardiovascular Specialty Program (OT-NCSP)
📖 Program Overview
The Operation Theatre Nursing Cardiovascular Specialty Program (OT-NCSP) is the core curriculum for Operation Theatre cardiovascular nurses at AHC. This program was designed to cover the elements of the unit competencies.
🎯 Program Aim
Aims to provide cardiovascular nurses with all required elements of the operation theatre cardiovascular specialty, including the required Knowledge (K), Skills (S), and Attitudes (A).
🫀 Program Coverage
This program covers essential knowledge and skills required for safe and effective cardiac surgical care, including preparation, sterile techniques, anesthesia support, and management of intraoperative complications.
- Medication preparation
- Surgical scrubbing and gowning
- Anesthesia devices
- Sterile item reprocessing
- Types of valves used in valve surgery
- Management of lines, tubes, and catheters during cardiac surgery
- Handling complications during open heart surgeries
- Surgical suture techniques
- Deep hypothermia management
- Hemodynamic monitoring for safe patient transfer
- Emergency management: immediate chest opening when required
⏳ Time Frame
2–3 years
👩⚕️ Requirement
This specialty is available to novice cardiovascular nursing staff.
🗓️ Agenda
Please check the calendar.
📜 Certification & CPD Hours
After completing the 4 elements of this program, certification will be handled with 215 CPD hours. This covers:
- Didactic courses
- Clinical simulation activities
- Online self-study
- Clinical practice hours
✅ Compilation Requirements
- 100% Instructor-led courses
- 90% Self-Paced Courses
- 90% of the Scope of Practice
- Get Level 3/5 in the Unit competency
- Attend 3 AMPR attempts per year
📚 Program Elements
- Curriculum (Knowledge – K)
- Scope of Practice (Skills – S)
- Unit Competency (Attitude – A)
- AMPR
