Opportunities from the center for perioperative education

AORN Journal,  Nov, 2004  

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AORN's Perioperative

Nursing Course 101 is a comprehensive program for educating new perioperarive nurses. The curriculum covers 26 crucial topics in a scripted lecture format and is designed to be integrated with your facility's specific policies and procedures.

Perioperative Nursing Course 101 will help you develop confident, better educated, safety-conscious employees. The course includes overviews, reading assignments, glossaries, bibliographies, posttests, preceptor guidelines, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, a critical skills assessment checklist, a "Preparing the Preceptor" module with free contact hours, and more. For a free information packet, contact Susan Becia at (800) 755-2676 x 287 or visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/education /periop101.htm.

AORN CONFERENCES

Preparing for the CNOR Examination

Nov 6-7, 2004

St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston

This two-day program will alleviate participants' fears of taking the CNOR examination by walking them through the examination's format. Topics will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program provides effective test-taking strategies and a framework to help participants develop their own plans for continued examination preparation. This conference is underwritten by St Luke's Episcopal Hospital. For more information, visit http://www.aorn.org/ events/prep/default.htm

Hands Across Borders: The Americas Unite to Cerebrate Perioperative Nursing

Nov 12-14, 2004

Intercontinental Miramar Panama Hotel, Panama City, Panama

AORN's inaugural Pan-American conference, which is being held jointly by AORN and perioperative nurses who live and work in Panama, is dedicated to enhancing a partnership of nursing across the borders of our countries. This conference will explore critical patient care issues and provide opportunities for attendees to network, make new friends, gain valuable education, and join in celebration of Perioperative Nurse Week, Nov 14 to 20. Visit http:// www.aorn.org/events/panama/default.htm for more information.

Ninth Conference on Infectious Diseases

Dec 6-8, 2004

Kimberly-Clark Corporate Facility, Roswell, Ga

This conference is designed to provide the latest information on current and emerging infectious diseases. Topics include

* infection control in ambulatory settings,

* novel technology for preventing nosocomial bacteremia,

* perioperative hypothermia and infection, and

* recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation.

Faculty members are nationally known professionals in the area of infectious disease. This conference is sponsored by AORN; the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc; and KimberlyClark. For more information, visit http://www.aorn.org/events/infect_ diseases/default.asp.

DISTANCE LEARNING

Visit http://www.aorn.org/ education for the latest continuing education opportunities. AORN Journal Home Studies published since November 2001 are available online at http://www.aorn.org/journal/home study/default.htm. The Home Studies are available in portable document format (PDF) to print and complete. Use these programs to earn contact hours and stay abreast of the latest nursing information.

Online master of science (MS) degree programs. AORN and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) School of Nursing are offering preferred tuition rates for MS in health care leadership and MS in health care informatics courses. All course work is available entirely via the Internet.

The MS in health care leadership consists of 37 credit hours. The courses taken in the Perioperative Management Certificate program offered in collaboration with UCHSC are required courses for this MS program.

The MS in health care informatics consists of 34 credit hours. The courses taken in the Nursing Informatics Certificate program offered in collaboration with UCHSC are required, and up to 12 credit hours from these courses can be applied to this MS program.

Participants must meet admission and course requirements to be accepted to the School of Nursing. Participants must be AORN members to receive the preferred rate for the health care leadership program. For more information, visit http://www.aorn .org/education/culeadership.asp and http://www.aorn.org/educa tion/cuinformatics.asp.

Perioperative Management Certificate program. This certificate program is offered in collaboration with the UCHSC School of Nursing. It is ideal for any perioperative professional with a bachelor's degree in nursing who wants to improve his or her skills in management and leadership with a goal of successfully managing single or multiple perioperative nursing departments. The three courses, which provide a total of 10 academic credits, are

* Jan 24, to May 20, 2005--Management of Patient Care Services;

* June 6, to Aug 12, 2005--Health Care Financial Management; and

* Aug 29, to Dec 16, 2005--Leadership and Management.

For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www .aorn.org/education/management .htm,or contact Holly Heston at (800) 755-2676 x 318 or hheston @aorn.org. Course schedules are subject to change.