Earn valuable contact hours by attending education sessions and viewing posters at AORN Congress

AORN Journal,  Jan, 2005  

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Learn what the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) knows about perioperative services. This session will include a brief discussion of JCAHO's "Shared Visions--New Pathways" survey approach and the impact this methodology has had on perioperative services since it began in January 2004. This session also will identify the hot-button topics specific to perioperative services and provide pointers on how to prepare for an on-site JCAHO accreditation survey.

P 8208

Deadly Caring: The Effects of Substance Abuse on Perioperative Care Givers and the Support Needed--Renae N. Battie, RN, MN, CNOR; Cecil A. King, RN, MSN, CNOR; Jacqueline Westhoven, RN, CARN, CEAP

Dr William S. Halsted, widely recognized as the father of modern surgery, was addicted to morphine until the end of his life. "Dr Bob" Smith, a surgeon and alcoholic, was the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous. The American Nurses Association estimates that between 10% and 20% of nurses have substance abuse problems. Chemical dependency is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors that is often progressive and can be fatal, yet rarely, if ever, is it an education topic at our annual Congress. This resource panel (ie, a nurse manager, a chemical dependency counselor, and a nurse in recovery) will provide education and discussion on the current and future trends in substance abuse as it affects perioperative practice. Discussion will include the prevalence of substance abuse in nursing, intervention, treatment, and workplace reentry, as well as advocacy networking and policy formation.

C 8209+

[check] PATIENT SAFETY FIRST Safe Care of the Patient With Piercings--Elayne Angel

Do you have questions regarding the perioperative care of patients with body piercings? You will leave this session with an understanding of how to remove and reinsert body jewelry. Non-conducting replacements for body jewelry during surgery will be distributed at this session.

L/M 8210

Turning Small Change Into Big Bucks--Jose M. Hernandez, RN, BSN; Laura L. Wood, RN, MSN

Operating room managers are confronted daily with the need to streamline services, meet the needs of surgeons and patients, improve efficiency, and reduce expenses. Without an ongoing process to address these issues, there is no way to control these often conflicting tasks. This session reviews a time-tested process that provides managers with the tools to develop a value-added review of supplies and identify areas of potential non-salary expense savings while maintaining or improving quality.

L/M 8211

Building a Multispecialty Surgical Robotics Program--Jamie L. Ridout, RN, MSN

Surgeons at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, have been advancing less invasive surgical techniques since the mid 1990s. Since then, there has been an explosion of new technology, including the use of robots in the OR. Our institution's desire was to pioneer this cutting-edge technology and build a multispecialty surgical robotics program. Building a successful program requires participation from hospital administration, surgeons, and nursing personnel. Start-up expenses are costly, the technology must offer a benefit to the patient with outcomes that are equal to or better than current procedures, and nurses must be involved from beginning to end.