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It Was Huge! Nursing Students' First Experience at AORN Congress
Author(s) -
Byrne Michelle,
Cantrell Kelly,
Fletcher Daphne,
McRaney David,
Morris Kelly
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61154-x
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , thematic analysis , experiential learning , nursing , psychology , medical education , medicine , perioperative , pedagogy , qualitative research , sociology , social science , surgery
ABSTRACT• AN EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE of mentoring through nursing students' perspectives may enhance AORN's ability to recruit students to perioperative nursing and aid future planning for student involvement in the Association. • IN 2003, four first‐year nursing students attended the AORN Congress in Chicago with their nursing instructor and mentor. The students' experiences were captured using a thematic analysis to analyze their journals. • THE FIVE COMMON THEMES identified were “it was huge,” “exhibits,” “student program,” “exploring the city,” and “suggestions for future planning.” AORN J 79 (January 2004) 219–223.