Postoperative Assessment and Monitoring

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Updated 29 Apr 2026 Certificate2,969 Ratings

How confident are you in recognising early clinical deterioration in the postoperative patient?

This Ausmed Course explores postoperative assessment and monitoring, equipping registered nurses and healthcare professionals with the knowledge to identify at-risk patients using a standardised assessment approach, and to communicate and escalate care effectively when deterioration is suspected.

Content

7 Units • 12 Questions
Pre-reflection
1 Question
Introduction
2m
Pretest
2 Questions
Airway
2 Questions
3m
Breathing
1 Question
2m
Circulation
3 Questions
2m
Disability
1 Question
3m
Exposure
1 Question
3m
Conclusion
2m
Post-reflection
1 Question

What you'll learn:

1

Be better able to recognise potential clinical deterioration in patients postoperatively through the adoption of a standardised approach to assessment and monitoring.

2

Effectively communicate and escalate care accordingly if assessment findings reveal a patient is at risk of clinical deterioration, postoperatively.

Who it's for:

Registered nurses and healthcare professionals working in perioperative, medical, surgical, or other settings where patients are undergoing surgical interventions.

Purpose:

The purpose of this Ausmed Course is to reinforce best-practice approaches to postoperative assessment and monitoring to ensure early detection of clinical deterioration in patients who have undergone a surgical intervention.

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Last updated29 Apr 2026

Published13 Apr 2020

Due for review29 Apr 2030
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