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The Ambulatory Surgery Unit as a Learning Experience
Author(s) -
Fawcett Debra L.
Publication year - 1999
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)61297-0
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , ambulatory , medical education , health care , nursing , ambulatory care , nurse educator , patient care , medicine , psychology , nurse education , surgery , social psychology , economics , economic growth
Today's graduate nurses are expected to enter the work environment at increased levels of competence. Skills are expected to be ingrained, and health care administrators expect new graduates to be able to think critically. Nurse educators often are looking for new and creative ways to educate students. The ambulatory surgery setting can provide a plethora of clinical tasks and situations that teach students how to gather information, make judgments, prioritize, handle multiple demands and patients, and perform clinical skills quickly and efficiently. This article describes a pilot project in which eight nursing students learned valuable clinical and critical thinking skills in the fast‐paced world of ambulatory care. AORN J (Nov 1999) 782‐790.