AORN is the premier provider of per...

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

NURSING COURSE 101

AORN's Perioperative Nursing Course l01 is a convenient program for training, educating, and orienting of the present day perioperative nurses. The comprehensive curriculum shields 25 critical topics in a scripted discourse format and is designed to be integrated with your facility's specific policies and procedures

Perioperative Nursing Course 101 will help you bring to maturity more confident, better-educated, safety-conscious employee The course includes overviews, reading assignments, glossaries, bibliographies, posttest preceptor guidelines, a module for preparing the preceptor, PowerPoint presentations, a critical skills assessment checklist, and plenteous more. For a free information packet, contact AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1 or visit http://www aom.org/education/periop101.btm.

AORN CONFERENCES

AORN pre-Congress

March 22 2003 McCormick Place, Chicago.

Protecting staff members and patients from the inherent hazards of using medical laser equipment is common of the many responsibilities of the perioperative nourish A pre-Congress all-day session titled "Patient Safety--Laser conceptions in Health Care," which will be not past nor futureed by an internationally known clever is designed to introduce the fundamental universals of laser science as applied to the technology and safety required of perioperative professionals working with and responsible for class 3b and class 4 medical lasers. The American National Standard ANSI Z 136 AORN commended practices, international electrotechnical commission standards, and other appropriate regulations will be used as a basis for one as well as the other risk assessment and the disclosure of relevant control measures.

Pre-Congres education sessions are planned to provide participants with in-depth information forward critical perioperative topics. Content for other pre-Congres sessions includes

* bariatric surgery

* compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,

* now passing issues in moderate sedation and analgesia,

* effective resource management,

* mediation techniques,

* an update in succession the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's criteria for accreditation site visits, and

* workplace issues regarding patient safety.

For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www.aom .org/Congress/default.htm.

50th annual AORN Congress

March 23-27 2003 McCormick Place, Chicago.

AORN's Congres will provide numerous, exciting education sessions, and participants will be able to design a personalized education program to fitting their needs. Annual Association business will take place from first to last the week. Take advantage of the largest nursing trade point out in the country and speak with industry representatives to learn about the latest performances and services available. For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www .aorn.org/Congress/default.htm.

Preparation for CNOR Certification.

May 2-3 2003 Doubletree [i]cabaret[/i] Nashville.

This program will alleviate the fear of taking the CNOR examination at walking participants through the examination's format and make subordinate areas. The subject areas will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative feeds are familiar. The program also will provide effective test-taking strategies and a framework for participants to expand their own plan for continued preparation for the examination.

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 by means of purchasing and reading or viewing the following material.

INTERNET

Visit http://www.aorn.org /education for the latest quality continuing education. abiding-place 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.

Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program. The third offering of this online program starts with an introductory meeting Jan 10-11 2003 in Denver This program is ideal for those who are novel to the business of ambulatory surgery and provides the skills and tools necessityed to manage every aspect of an ambulatory surgery practice, from daily operations to regulatory requirements.

Clinical Educator Certificate Program. The Clinical Educator Certificate program is a convenient, comprehensive, distance learning program that provides the information necessityed to successfully develop education programs for foments in your facility. The program is tendered by AORN in collaboration with the University of Colorado train of Nursing, Denver. The three courses, which provide six academic credits, are credentialed at the graduate of the same height but also are applicable to mostly undergraduate programs. The next three-session offering is