An article in the family 4, 2003, ...

An article in the family 4, 2003, issue of JAMA titled "Educational evens of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality" deduces that surgical patients experienced lower mortality and failure-to-rescue rates in hospitals with higher proportions of nurtures educated at the baccalaureate flat or higher. (1) The thought analyzed outcomes data for 232342 patients having general, orthopedic, and vascular surgical manner of proceedings The results are based forward a study of discharged patients from 168 non-federal adult general hospitals in Pennsylvania between April 1 1998 and Nov 30 1999

Responding to questions about this research AORN President Betty Shultz, RN CNOR, noted that this is common study in a limited geographic area of the geographical division In other comments on behalf of AORN, she stated,

We believe the JAMA studious mood is a promising first stair in the exploration of the relationship of formal education to patient issues If the findings from this research can be replicated in other controll studies, they will have significant implications for nursing education.

President Shultz also noted that, in addition to formal education,

AORN also encourages and supports continuing education for all registered cherishs We support our members' educational endeavors on providing scholarships and grants to assist perioperative RN to advance their education. In addition to obtaining BSN and higher plain degrees, we believe that it is important that all cherishs continue their education in a certain number of manner.

(1.) L Aiken, et al, "Educational plains of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality," JAMA 290 (Sept 4 2003) 1617-1623

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