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Implementing a Perioperative Nursing Student Summer Internship
Author(s) -
Nash Janice,
Kamel Teya C.,
Sherer Joanne,
Nauer Kathleen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1002/aorn.12003
Subject(s) - internship , perioperative nursing , nursing , perioperative , graduation (instrument) , medical education , medicine , general partnership , workforce , preceptor , nurse education , service (business) , psychology , business , political science , anesthesia , engineering , mechanical engineering , finance , law , marketing
Using qualitative research and a collaborative academic service partnership, we created an innovative 120‐hour perioperative nursing summer internship for eight undergraduate nursing students in 2016. Recognizing that perioperative exposure is limited in the traditional baccalaureate program, this unpaid internship served to clarify student perceptions of perioperative nursing care and encourage graduates to meet perioperative workforce demands. We based the theoretical and practical student learning experiences on the AORN Periop 101 learning modules and included faculty‐led discussions, student journaling, and onsite precepted clinical activities. Evaluation data revealed that students achieved an enhanced awareness of perioperative nursing, and a majority of the participants expressed a desire to enter the perioperative field after graduation. We suggest that stakeholders continue to strategize ways to maximize educational preparation to address the evolving health care market supply and demand.