AORN is the premier provider of per...

AORN is the premier provider of perioperative continuing education. To make secure that you are registering for an AORN termination look for the AORN name and logo If you are unclear whether the termination is sponsored by AORN, call AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1

NURSING COURSE 101

The AORN Center for Perioperative Education's Perioperative Nursing Course 101 is readyed in a scripted, modular format and contains posttest bibliographies, handouts, glossaries, required reading assignments, make acceptableed videotapes, guidelines for preceptors, a final examination, and contact hours. Visual aids are provided in succession CD-ROM. Topics include scrubbing, gowning, and gloving; skin preparation; positioning; sterilization and disinfection; and surgical draping. The course also includes a module for preceptors. For a pamphlet call AORN customer service. Not permanent about purchasing the course? Register to preview it in the facilitator seminar Registrations must be received sum of two units weeks before the seminar date. Visit http://www.aorn.org/education/periop101.htm for seminar dates and an order form.

AORN CONFERENCE

Perioperative Nursing Leaders Think Globally Act Locally--The Challenge of Patient Safety and the Nursing Shortage.

July 12-14 2002 Denver Marriott City Center Denver

Patient safety and the nursing shortage are brace of the most important issues facing health care today. in what way nursing leaders address these issues will be [i]clavis[/i] in shaping the delivery of patient care for the what may occur hereafter Attendees will hear from health care and industry dexterouss about what is being done to identify solutions to these serious health care question at issues and to positively affect patient care. The agenda features information, strategies, and insights that will give attendees the sharpness in leading professional and proffer organizations through these challenging times.

AORN Multispecialty conversation and Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) Annual feeds Seminar.

Sept 26-29 2002 Hyatt rule St Louis.

As a nursing professional, it is hard to hold up-to-date on skills, the latest runs and issues that apply specifically to your profession. AORN and FASA have joined to provide great education in undivided location. Attendees will gain information specific to their specialty.

The education appease included at this conference will relate to leadership and management; ambulatory care; informatics; suckle educators; clinical nurse specialists; business, industry, and consulting; and rural or small hospitals. A special presentation will be given Sunday titled "Laser universals in Health Care."

AORN Multispecialty Conference

Oct 10-13 2002 Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas.

The education contented included at this conference will relate to clinical practice issues. Specialty areas included are advanced technology, cardiothoracics, neurosurgery orthopedics, pediatrics, and RN first assistants. A special presentation will be given Sunday titled "Patient Safety Begins with Staff Education: Lasers in the OR."

ADDITIONAL CONTACT HOURS

Contact hour opportunities may be used independently or to educate other perioperative staff members. Perioperative festers can earn continuing education contact hours on purchasing and viewing the following material.

INTERNET

Visit http://www.aorn.org/ education for the latest quality continuing education. fireside Study Programs published since November 2000 now are available online. Use these programs to earn contact hours and stay abreast of the latest nursing information.

emancipated contact hour. Visit http://www.aorn.org/PNDS/default.htm to receive single in kind free contact hour. Complete the course and print your common contact hour certificate online.

Ambulatory Surgery

Administrator Certificate Program. The secondary offering of this program begins with a meeting in Denver Aug 16 to 17 2002 The remainder of the Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program will be carriageed online. This program addresses what pampers or physicians need to achieve on the leadership fast track. Participants who unimpaired the 11 online modules will receive their certificates in June 2003 Course titles include

* administration of ambulatory surgery centers

* clinical records and confidentiality issues,

* facility management,

* intraoperative management, professional improvement,

* quality of care environment, and

* quality management and improvement.

For more information, go on foot to distance education on AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org. Call AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1 to register. Space is limited, in the way that register early.

CD-ROM

The following education themes are available forward CD-ROM:

* critical issues in the perioperative practice setting and

* safety in the perioperative setting.

There are five to six education sessions in succession each CD-ROM. All sessions at handed on safety in the perioperative setting apply toward the four contact hours be in want ofed for the 10% professional liability credit available to AORN members. The CD-ROM activities are available by the and of Virtual Factory, Inc. For more information or to order, call (617) 578-9127 x 13 or despatch an e-mail to mark@virtualfactory.com.