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Using Adult Learning Principles for Perioperative Orientation Programs
Author(s) -
Nelson Fraulein S.
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)62211-4
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , perioperative , orientation (vector space) , specialty , nursing , operating room nursing , quality (philosophy) , psychology , adult learning , medical education , medicine , family medicine , adult education , pedagogy , surgery , epistemology , philosophy , geometry , mathematics
New graduates and experienced nurses who choose perioperative nursing need comprehensive training because of the specialized nature of the OR. A comprehensive orientation program results in quality care for patients. This article presents four adult learning principles and strategies for orienting new nurses to the OR. The strategies suggest a framework for developing, organizing, or revising a perioperative nursing orientation program. The program gives nurses who are interested in perioperative nursing the opportunity to enter this specialty. AORN J 70 (Dec 1999) 1046–1058.