Suturing Techniques 101
You learned the technique, now let's practice together!
Let's learn together how to optimize your technique whether you have sutured once or 1,000 times!
In this supplemental course, you will have access to a long-list of techniques taught at our Skills On Point, LLC suture training workshops by our cadre of nationally-recognized instructors, all of whom are first assistants in the OR! These are designed to give you some key notes on each technique, Do's and Dont's, Gold Nuggets, and a loopable video of each technique to offer you a way to practice the way you have been shown in our class! All this for free! Because we value your success and know you will only get good at this with meaningful, intentional practice.
If you are looking for a course with instructional content that is narrated and self-paced, you should check out our Online Basic Suture Training Workshop or our Online Comprehensive Suture Training Workshop to take your skills WAY beyond this course!
Your Instructor
Dr. John Russell, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, RNFA is the owner and founder of Skills On Point®, LLC as well as a nurse practitioner/first assistant with practice experience in cardiothoracic surgery. As well as an instructor for the National Institute of First Assisting, INC (NIFA®), John teaches as a guest lecturer through Skills On Point for nurse practitioner students for many universities and Rosalind Franklin University for CRNA students. He loves simplifying complicated concepts into digestible portions and loves to use ridiculous analogies to make the most complicated concepts come to life for the learner.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction
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StartSuturing Equipment 101
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StartSuturing Considerations
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StartSimple Interrupted Stitch
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StartFigure of Eight Stitch
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StartBuried Simple Interrupted Stitch
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StartHorizontal Mattress Stitch
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StartVertical Mattress Stitch
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StartSimple Running Stitch
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StartRunning Locking Stitch
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StartRunning Horizontal Mattress
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StartRunning Vertical Mattress
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StartHalf-Buried Horizontal Mattress Stitch (Corner Stitch)
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StartKeith Subcuticular Stitch
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StartBuried Subcuticular Stitch (with fine suture)
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StartBuried Subcuticular Start (large suture for easy viewing)
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StartBuried Subcuticular Finish (large suture for easy viewing)
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StartTwo Hand Tie (Left Handed)
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StartTwo Hand Tie (Right Handed)
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StartOne Hand Tie (Left Handed)
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StartOne Hand Tie (Right Handed)
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StartCreating a Near and Far Strand when Side-to-Side
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StartAberdeen Knot
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StartWhat NOW?