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Competency Validation for Cross‐training in Surgical Services
Author(s) -
Masson Laura,
Fain James A.
Publication year - 1997
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)62918-9
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , nursing , medicine , health care , perioperative , quality (philosophy) , surgery , philosophy , epistemology , economics , economic growth
Cross‐training is a cost‐effective means of maximizing the potential of staff members and available resources. The responsibility to provide quality patient care should not be compromised by cross‐training efforts. Surgical services department staff members at Deaconess‐Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass, developed a competency validation project for nurses involved in the cross‐training program. They accomplished this by implementing current nursing standards and practices and promoting continuity of patient care through the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. Perioperative nurses and health care facilities have the responsibility to provide safe, effective, and efficient care to all patients. By assessing competencles for perioperative nurses, staff members can enhance their commitment to caring for their profession and their communities. AORN J 66 (Oct 1997) 651–659.