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Implementing a Perioperative Nursing Fellowship Program
Author(s) -
Graling Paula R.,
Rusynko Barbara
Publication year - 2001
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)61745-6
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , nursing , medicine , perioperative , psychology , surgery
The population of nurses in the United States is aging. After suffering high OR nurse vacancy rates for several years, leaders at the Inova Health System implemented a nurse fellowship program. This six‐month didactic and precepted learning program is aimed at experienced RNs who do not have OR experience but would like to work in the OR. Two years after implementation, the OR nurse vacancy rate in the health system has decreased from 27% to 15.5%. AORN J 73 (May 2001) 939–945.