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Competency‐based Orientation for Perioperative Cardiovascular Nurses
Author(s) -
Huffman Mariece
Publication year - 1995
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)63771-x
Subject(s) - teamwork , orientation (vector space) , perioperative nursing , preceptor , nursing , medicine , work (physics) , perioperative , patient care , psychology , medical education , management , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics , economics
Nurses working in cardiovascular surgery must be responsible and highly competent to meet the demands of their profession. Hospitals that hire nurses for cardiovascular surgery also must assume responsibility for the competency of nurses hired. The Virginia Heart Center at Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, uses a competency‐based orientation plan to train newly hired cardiovascular surgery nurses in providing quality care. Competency‐based orientation is an effective approach to incorporating new members of the team into the work environment. The benefits of this approach include the development of teamwork and esprit de corps, skill and knowledge enhancement, and possible increased staff retention. AORN J 61 (April 1995) 722‐729.