Operating Theater Technician Responsibilities with Nurses and Pharmacists Working together Preoperative: Review

Abstract

Through the years, pharmacy services have historically included dispensing, the supply of information regarding medications, and activities related to inventory management. The impact of pharmacists on the implementation of medication safety standards, drug therapy optimization, and other clinical interventions has been adequately reviewed in settings of general wards and is considered to be standard practice. On the other hand, these activities in the operating room have not yet gained the status of standard practice. Without exception, the general fundamental competences should be possessed by all healthcare professionals, regardless of the field in which they work. Some of the specific content that falls under these abilities varies from one discipline to another. The specialized operating theater nurse is the only healthcare practitioner who possesses the level of expertise necessary to be responsible for asepsis, instrumentation, infection and complications, control, and management of biological specimens while the surgical procedure is being performed. No other profession in the healthcare industry possesses the formal education, competence, or skills necessary to provide nursing care in the operating room during a surgical procedure. The only exception to this is the nursing profession that specializes in operating rooms. As a result, the competency of operating theatre nurses is absolutely necessary in order to guarantee the safety of patients during surgery.