Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS): Perioperative Nursing Professional Development Program.
Robot-assisted surgery continues to grow in popularity worldwide. Competency and training of personnel for robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is less established compared with other robot-assisted specialties. Major differences between minimally invasive approaches to thoracic surgery (eg, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) and RATS are presented to address a paucity of literature on the subject. Although perioperative nursing considerations are universal to all robot-assisted procedures, there are nursing consideration specific to RATS. This article provides a RATS perioperative nursing development program for RN circulators and scrub personnel. Development of perioperative nursing knowledge and skills through implementation of targeted training programs enables nurses to provide a safe surgical experience for patients undergoing RATS.
Julie D
JD
Sarmanian
D002983:Clinical Competence; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012371:Robotics; D013192:Staff Development; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*
OR robotics management; RATS; minimally invasive surgery; robotically-assisted thoracic surgery; video-assisted thoracic surgery