During a time when there assumes to...

During a time when there assumes to be a shortage of experienced perioperative cherishs across the United States, cherishs from other clinical areas are anxious to learn perioperative skills. Obviously, this shortage has created the ne for health care facilities to disclose a comprehensive program to teach perioperative nursing. In rejoinder to the shortage and the numerous calls and questions regarding the shortage of perioperative nourishs across the country, the AORN Center for Perioperative Education has perform the operations indicated ined the Perioperative Nursing Course 101

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Perioperative Nursing Course 101 is prepared for hospitals to use as their orientation program. It is in a scripted modular format and contains Power Point disks to use for presentations. Handouts, a glossary of bourns required reading assignments, recommended videotape titles to view, guidelines for preceptors, posttest a bibliography, and a final examination are component parts of the perioperative course. Continuing education contact hour credits (815) are available for participants. The didactic material is designed to be currented within an 80-hour time frame for classroom presentations. This 80 hours includes minimal time for laboratory and hands-on practice sessions, which must be scheduled.

There are 26 module in the basic course, and topics include the following.

* Introduction to Perioperative Nursing

* Anesthesia

* Aseptic Technique

* Assessment

* put drugs intos and Solutions

* Electrosurgery

* Endoscopic Surgery

* Hemostasis/Wound Healing

* Instruments

* Lasers

* Latex Allergy

* Patient/Family Education

* Positioning

* Preceptor

* Professionalism

* Safety in the OR

* Scrubbing and Circulating

* Scrubbing, Gowning, Gloving

* Skin Preparation

* Specimens

* Sponges

* Sterilization and Disinfection

* Surgical Draping

* Surgical Environment

* line of junctions and Needles

* Tourniquets and Implants

AUTHORS AND REVIEWERS MADE COURSE POSSIBLE

In April 1998 a call for writers and reviewers was sent to all members of the suckle Educator/ Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly and was placed forward the AORN web site. An overwhelming answer to the call was realized, and from that rejoinder the authors and reviewers were selected

The authors were Sherri Barnhill, RN MA, CNOR, Greensboro, NC; Sharyl Bergerud, RN BSN CNOR, Spokane, Wash; Susan Bisol, RN MSN CNOR, Leominster, Mass; mercy Blackmore, RN, BSN, CNOR, Henrietta, NY; Justine Busch, RN MSN CNOR, Blackwood, NJ; Lorrie Cappelino, RN M Major, USAF, NC San Antonio, Tex; Judith Clayton, RN CNOR, Lawrenceville, Ga; Mary Ellen Hutchins, RN BAS, MSA, CNOR, St Clair Shores, Mich; Linda Kautzman, RN BSN CNOR, Hahira, Ga; Nina to leeward RN, CNOR, Durham, NC; Norrie MacIlraith, RN M CN Mason City, Iowa; Lisha McDonough, RN CNOR, Brandon, Fla; Shelley McKee RN MN CNOR, sees Gatos, Calif; Joyce Muckenthaler, RN CNOR, Algonac, Mich; Kathy Orschell, RN MSN Brookville, Ind; Beth Parsons, RN MSN CNOR, Stockbridge, Ga; Chris Patty, RN BSN CNOR, Visalia, Calif; Jana Re RN BSN CNOR, Bradford, Ill; Lisa ReedRN BSN CNOR, Mantua, NJ; Donna Simonton, RN BSN MHPE Silver Spring, Md; Judy Sullivan, RN BSN CNOR, Greenville, Tex; Carman Timmerman, RN EdD Rapid City, SD; and Mary Lynne Weemering, RN MSN CNOR, Monrovia, Calif. Reviewers were prefered as well from those responding and from members of the National Committee in succession Education.

Specialty module were written and reviewed. The members of the governing councils for the Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery Orthopedic, and Pediatric Specialty Assemblies serv as reviewers for the specialty module The authors of the specialty module were Vicki Dreger RN BSN Worth, Ill; Linda Eagan, RN Durham, NC; Beverly Griffin, RN BSN CNOR, Missouri City, Tex; Sandra Ingram, RN BSN CNOR, Medford, Ore; Dona Laing, RN MSN CEN CNOR, Bedford, Ohio; Pamela Sides, RN CNOR, Glenolden, Pa; and Jennifer Vandell, RN BSN CNOR, Seattle.

Specialty module are in the same format as the basic course and are available for an additional feud The available modules include

* Cardiovascular Surgery

* ENT

* Neurosurgery

* Ophthalmology

* Orthopedics

* Pediatrics

* Plastic/Reconstructive

PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED

Eleven bookish mans entered a pilot program at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, Ill, from race 16 to 30, 1998. Of the 11 learners nine were newly hired employee in participating hospitals (Figure 1) The give suck tos were enthusiastic, excited, full of questions, and are eager to set down perioperative nursing after successful completion of the course.

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Please welcome these fresh nurses to perioperative nursing.

* Linda Allen, RN Evanston, Ill;

* Julie Berry, RN moose Grove Village, Ill;

* Mike Bohannon, RN Redding, Calif;

* Diane Chisman, RN Evanston, Ill;

* Claudia Collins, RN Mokena, Ill;

* Kim Gallowich, RN Crestwood Ill;

* Gayle Hindson, RN Lansing, Ill;

* Shelley Mayer-Zich, RN Glenwood Ill;