Contact hour opportunities may be u...

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

CD-ROM

Education themes available upon CD-ROM include

* critical issues in the perioperative practice setting and

* safety in the perioperative setting.

Each CD-ROM contains five to six education sessions. All sessions about safety in the perioperative setting apply toward the four contact hours urgencyed for the 10% professional liability credit available to AORN members. These contact hours can be earned until Dec 31 2004 The CD-ROM are available from unmutilated Images, Inc. For more information or to order, call (888) 649-1118 visit http://www .soundimages.net/conference.aspx ?cfsi=155, or send forth an e-mail to service@soundimages.net.

VIDEOTAPES

Educational videotapes, mostly of which include independent studies, are available by the agency of the AORN perioperative nursing videotape library. Videotapes available for purchase address several issues, including

* clinical topics,

* communication and conflict resolution,

* infection control

* patient and family member education topics, and

* patient and staff member safety.

Contact hours are available for in the greatest degree studies through Dec 31, 2004; for an studies, contact hours are available by means of 2005 or 2006. Group rates for contact hours also are available; for details, visit http://www.aorn.org/education /videos.htm. To obtain a catalog, call AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1 or Cine-Med at (800) 633-0004 or visit http://www.cine-med.com and click forward Nursing.

Videotape independent studies. The following 11 videotape/independent studies, worth 12 contact hours each, are available from the Sixth conversation on Infectious Diseases:

* Antibiotic Resistance;

* Bioterrorism;

* Can Glove dust Alter the Risk of Infection;

* Disinfection and Sterilization;

* Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis;

* Hepatitis C;

* Medical Malpractice;

* Nosocomial Aerosols in the OR Environment;

* Outbreak Investigations;

* Preventing Antibiotic-Resistant Infections by dint of Preventing Patient-to-Patient Spread; and

* Surgical Site Infection: ancient Problem, New Look.

The deadline to apply for contact hours for these independent studies is Dec 31 2004 arrange rates for contact hours also are available. These videotapes may be purchased by means of calling AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1

PRINT

An independent reflection program based on AORN's 2004 Standards, attract favor toed Practices, and Guidelines is available for 25 contact hours. A minimum score of 80% is necessary to earn the contact hours. The deadline for submitting the posttest is March 31 2005 The purchase price includes the contact hour fee

Ambulatory surgery independent contemplation activity. AORN's independent study activity based forward Ambulatory Surgery Principles and Practices, third edition, is a valuable resource for perioperative festers practicing in ambulatory surgery settings. The inquiry guide is available separately or with the third edition of the volume at a discounted package price.

undiminished this independent study to earn 21 contact hours. Order a transcript by calling customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1 or order online at http://www.aorn.org.

The following independent studies also are available for purchase:

* 02085--The Many Aspects of Teamwork (10 contact hour),

* 02086--Method for Improving Patient Care (35 contact hours), and

* 02087--Transfusion is Not the solely Option (5.5 contact hours).

The purchase price includes handouts, scan sheets, and the contact hour reward for one person. The deadline to apply for contact hours for these independent studies is April 30 2005 These studies may be purchased by way of calling AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1

recent perioperative management resources. AORN is developing a series of perioperative management resources to convenient the needs of both general OR managers and staff cherishs who are considering moving into managerial parts These resources will consist of printed manuals, online module and one-day regional seminars. The first three manuals--Time Management, Statistics, and Budgeting--are available now. modern manuals and online modules will be released from one extremity to the other of the year. For more information, call Susan source RN, MSN, CNOR, at (800) 755-2676 x 243

Contact hours also may be obtained by the agency of completing Home Study Programs in the AORN Journal. recently made known Home Studies are published each month.

GROUP consideration MODULES

AORN's Center for Perioperative Education has inservice programs, education, and specialty module to assist you in making presentations to your associates and staff members. They are designed to help orient strange nurses or assist in providing staff members with information about various required topics. principally modules are designed to be readyed within one hour.

All module contain a printed application of mind guide with visual aids formatted in PowerPoint and are available forward CD-ROM only. The modules are in a scripted format for the instructor. Stopping points included in each module facilitate discussion of specific facility policies and courses as well as various aspects of the module and provide an opportunity for cluster interaction. AORN's Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines is used as a blueprint for the presentations.