Opportunities from the center for perioperative education

AORN Journal,  Jan, 2005  

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PERIOPERATIVE NURSING COURSE 101

AORN's Perioperative Nursing Course 101 is a comprehensive program for educating new perioperative nurses. The curriculum covers 26 crucial topics in a scripted lecture format with PowerPoint presentations 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 MANAGEMENT SEMINARS

These management seminars will provide OR managers with additional knowledge, and enhance your skills, and confirm current processes while providing new tools with which to work. For staff nurses who want to move into a managerial role, the seminars will provide information you need to climb the career ladder and establish a network of resources to help you move into your new position. Each seminar is worth 7.2 contact hours.

More topics and dates, as well as online registration, will be available soon. To register, call AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1.

Financial Skills for Perioperative Managers March 11, 2005 Jacksonville Marriott Jacksonville, Fla

The March 11 seminar is part one of a two-day, two-course offering that includes "Time and Meeting Management: Efficiency Tools for the Perioperative Manager." Choose to attend one or both.

The seminar's topics include financial terminology, capital and operational budgets, budget preparation, full-time equivalent calculations, variance control, capital justifications, monthly financial reports, and using financial reports to measure efficiency and performance and plan for the future. Teaching methods include lectures, interactive sessions, and case studies.

Time and Meeting Management: Efficiency Tools for the Perioperative Manager March 12, 2005 Jacksonville Marriott Jacksonville, Fla

This is part two of the two-day, two-course offering that begins March 11, 2005, with "Financial Skills for Perioperative Managers." This seminar is perfect for busy OR managers, be they new or seasoned. It will teach you how to

* improve your time management skills through analysis, goal setting, and delegation;

* plan and conduct effective and productive meetings; and

* deal with individuals who have difficult personalities.

Financial Skills for Perioperative Managers April 2, 2005 Ernest N. Marial Convention Center New Orleans

The seminar's topics include financial terminology, capital and operational budgets, budget preparation, full-time equivalent calculations, variance control, capital justifications, monthly financial reports, and using financial reports to measure efficiency and performance and plan for the future. Teaching methods include lectures, interactive sessions, and case studies.

Time and Meeting Management: Efficiency Toots for the Perioperative Manager May 6, 2005 3M St Paul

This seminar is perfect for busy OR managers, be they new or seasoned. It will teach you how to

* improve your time management skills through analysis, goal setting, and delegation;

* plan and conduct effective and productive meetings; and

* deal with individuals who have difficult personalities.

DISTANCE LEARNING

Visit http://www.aorn.org/education for the latest continuing education opportunities. AORN Journal Home Studies published since January 2002 are available online at http://www.aorn.org/journal/homestudy/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.

Preparing for the CNOR Examination--online version.

This program will alleviate participants' fears of taking the CNOR examination by walking them through the examination's format. Subjects will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program also provides effective test-taking strategies. This two-week online program will be offered Jan 17 to 31, 2005, and April 25, to May 9, 2005. Visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/events/cnor.htm for more 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. 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.