This workshop is all about getting clean and staying clean in the theatre. Surgical nurses perform a key role in upholding asepsis and assisting the surgeon in surgical procedures. Topics that will be covered include :Preparing the patient, the theatre and personnel, including surgical site preparation, scrub solutions and techniques, gowning & gloving of surgical personnel to maintain asepsis. You will have the opportunity to practice gowning, surgical handscrub/rub and different methods of gloving. Care and cleaning of surgical instruments will also be covered. You will leave this workshop understanding the role in assisting the surgeon from positioning and securing the patient, to the role and responsibilities of the scrubbed-in surgical nurse.