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ORIENTATION OF THE NEW GRADUATE NURSE TO THE OPERATING ROOM
ORIENTATION OF THE NEW GRADUATE NURSE TO THE OPERATING ROOM
INTRODUCTION:
Numerous requests have been made to the nursing staff a t the A w c i a tion of Operating Room Nurses for assistance and guidance in planning, preparing and conducting Orientation programs for new graduate nurses specializing in operating room nursing. Nurses entering the field of operating room nursing come with diversified backgrounds. Their basic educational backgrounds may or may not include theory or clinical practice related to the operating room. Educational experiences can vary from simple observation to actual clinical participation. How can an orientation program be planned which will meet the needs of these new graduates? Innovative approaches to the resolution of this question will be considered.
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This seminar is designed to assist those responsible for the orientation of new graduates to the operating room to develop and conduct a sound orientation program. Emphasis will be placed on the need to clearly define the rationale for the program’s objectives and content as well as the need for flexibility and creativity during implementation. Sample orientation programs will be discussed and critiqued by the group in regard to content validity as well as teaching methodology appropriate to the adult learner. Participants will be asked to share their materials and experiences with each other. The ultimate goal of quality patient care will be stressed as the primary objective for establishing an effective orientation program.
AORN Journal, February 1974, Vol 19, No. 2
SEMINAR PURPOSE:
The program is planned to stimulate operating room and inservice instructors to develop and implement relevant orientation programs for new graduate nurses and staff nurses specializing in operating r m m nursing. Participants will %beencouraged to formulate new dynamic approaches to the age old concept of orientation.
3. To encourage the nurse to critically review and revise existing orientation programs as might be necessary. 4. To help the nurse plan, and prepare an orientation program for the new graduate which is applicable to her particular setting.
5. To enhance creativity by the nurse in implementing an orientation program. FRAMEWORK FOR SEMINAR:
6. To discuss methodology which
The following topics will be discussed as they relate to meaningful orientation programs: purposes and goals of the program; job descriptions and organizational charts; objectives and content; teaching methodology and learning resources; and methods of program evaluation. Participants will consider their own philosophy of education and how this affects the development and implementation of orientation programs.
might be used by the nurse when teaching adult learners.
SEMINAR FORMAT:
Participants will be asked to become actively involved during the seminar. Role playing and group discussions will be an integral part of the seminar format. Didactic and informal presentations will also be a source of input material. A manual will be given to each participant.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To assist the nurse to consider the rationale for conducting an effective orientation program for the new graduate in the operating room.
2. To aid the nurse to identify appropriate and inappropriate content for inclusion within an orientation program.
PARTICIPANTS:
Supervisors, operating room instructors, and those responsible for the orientation of new graduates as well as those involved in inservice educational programs in the operating room are eligible to register for this seminar. Of course, any nurse interested in planning educational pro. grams is invited to attend.
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nurse in the operating room and was responsible for teaching student nurses operating room nursing.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
First Day:
8:30-12:OO noon
Seminar
1:3&
Seminar
She received her BS in Nursing at the University of Colorado and received her MEd at Xavier University in Cincinnati. She has served as both a member and as Chairman of the National Committee on Education of the Association of Operating Room Nurses. She has also served m the Steering Committee of the Ohio River Valley League of the National League for Nursing.
Diane Schoenrock was formerly the Assistant Director of Nursing Education at the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also served as Acting Director of that school. She has worked a s a staff
Mrs. Schoenrock has spoken a t previous Regional Institutes and AORN Congress programs on content relating to theories and principles of education, particularly as they apply to operating room nursing. She conducted six seminars on orientation of the new graduate nurse to the OR during 1973.
8:3&
9:OOam
9:00-12:00 noon
1:30-
5:OO pm
Registration Seminar Seminar
Second Day:
4:30 pm
SEMINAR LEADER:
550
AORN Journal, February 1974, VoZ 19,No. 2
INTRODUCTION:
Numerous requests have been made to the nursing staff a t the A w c i a tion of Operating Room Nurses for assistance and guidance in planning, preparing and conducting Orientation programs for new graduate nurses specializing in operating room nursing. Nurses entering the field of operating room nursing come with diversified backgrounds. Their basic educational backgrounds may or may not include theory or clinical practice related to the operating room. Educational experiences can vary from simple observation to actual clinical participation. How can an orientation program be planned which will meet the needs of these new graduates? Innovative approaches to the resolution of this question will be considered.
548
This seminar is designed to assist those responsible for the orientation of new graduates to the operating room to develop and conduct a sound orientation program. Emphasis will be placed on the need to clearly define the rationale for the program’s objectives and content as well as the need for flexibility and creativity during implementation. Sample orientation programs will be discussed and critiqued by the group in regard to content validity as well as teaching methodology appropriate to the adult learner. Participants will be asked to share their materials and experiences with each other. The ultimate goal of quality patient care will be stressed as the primary objective for establishing an effective orientation program.
AORN Journal, February 1974, Vol 19, No. 2
SEMINAR PURPOSE:
The program is planned to stimulate operating room and inservice instructors to develop and implement relevant orientation programs for new graduate nurses and staff nurses specializing in operating r m m nursing. Participants will %beencouraged to formulate new dynamic approaches to the age old concept of orientation.
3. To encourage the nurse to critically review and revise existing orientation programs as might be necessary. 4. To help the nurse plan, and prepare an orientation program for the new graduate which is applicable to her particular setting.
5. To enhance creativity by the nurse in implementing an orientation program. FRAMEWORK FOR SEMINAR:
6. To discuss methodology which
The following topics will be discussed as they relate to meaningful orientation programs: purposes and goals of the program; job descriptions and organizational charts; objectives and content; teaching methodology and learning resources; and methods of program evaluation. Participants will consider their own philosophy of education and how this affects the development and implementation of orientation programs.
might be used by the nurse when teaching adult learners.
SEMINAR FORMAT:
Participants will be asked to become actively involved during the seminar. Role playing and group discussions will be an integral part of the seminar format. Didactic and informal presentations will also be a source of input material. A manual will be given to each participant.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To assist the nurse to consider the rationale for conducting an effective orientation program for the new graduate in the operating room.
2. To aid the nurse to identify appropriate and inappropriate content for inclusion within an orientation program.
PARTICIPANTS:
Supervisors, operating room instructors, and those responsible for the orientation of new graduates as well as those involved in inservice educational programs in the operating room are eligible to register for this seminar. Of course, any nurse interested in planning educational pro. grams is invited to attend.
AORN Journal, February 1974, Vol 19, N o 2
549
nurse in the operating room and was responsible for teaching student nurses operating room nursing.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
First Day:
8:30-12:OO noon
Seminar
1:3&
Seminar
She received her BS in Nursing at the University of Colorado and received her MEd at Xavier University in Cincinnati. She has served as both a member and as Chairman of the National Committee on Education of the Association of Operating Room Nurses. She has also served m the Steering Committee of the Ohio River Valley League of the National League for Nursing.
Diane Schoenrock was formerly the Assistant Director of Nursing Education at the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also served as Acting Director of that school. She has worked a s a staff
Mrs. Schoenrock has spoken a t previous Regional Institutes and AORN Congress programs on content relating to theories and principles of education, particularly as they apply to operating room nursing. She conducted six seminars on orientation of the new graduate nurse to the OR during 1973.
8:3&
9:OOam
9:00-12:00 noon
1:30-
5:OO pm
Registration Seminar Seminar
Second Day:
4:30 pm
SEMINAR LEADER:
550
AORN Journal, February 1974, VoZ 19,No. 2