Registered nurses (RNs) play a vital role in the operating room (OR) by providing patient care and supporting the surgeon to make his job easier. They oversee every aspect of a surgical procedure, ...
Operating room nurses, who are more correctly called perioperative nurses, provide technical assistance and nursing care in operating rooms. Although many work in hospitals, they may also work in ...
The reality of the operating room, seen during my first clinical rotationMy first clinical rotation as a nursing student. I was assigned to a patient in the acute ward of the gastrointestinal surgery ...
The Board of Visitors Operation Room Simulation Lab, the fifth room in the Nursing Competencies Suite, trains students specializing in surgical or anesthesia pathways in the skills they need to be ...
In an education session at the 2023 Association of the PeriOperative Nurses (AORN), Sheri Voss, MS, RN, CNOR (Emeritus), taught attendees about factors affecting operational performance in the ...
In this complete interview with Colleen Becker, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, senior director of perioperative education for AORN, strong infection prevention practices are grounded in trust, communication, ...
The first cohort of the new Periop 101 operating room nurse training program kicked-off at UConn Health this fall. UConn Health's first cohort of its Periop 101 OR nurse training program included ...
Operating room nurses are known for staying cool, calm and collected under pressure. The job isn’t for the faint of heart, but it’s right up Kate Beehler’s alley. “I work with Kate in the OR and she ...
As you participate in the experiential learning activities in the SIM lab spaces, one distinctive opportunity is to learn to practice in a fully equipped Operating Room (OR). With dedicated and expert ...