Supervisors laud pilot workshop

Supervisors laud pilot workshop

The pilot management seminar for nursing supervisory personnel a t Colorado Springs, Colo, last November met with such success and enthusiasm it set the stage for more regional sessions of the same type in 1971. The November meeting was limited to 100 enrollment and the turn-away registration was an indication of things to come, under the coordination of AORN Director of Education, Myra K. Slavens, RN. Seminar

leader

was

The0

Haimann,

PhD, St. Louis University, Mo, who challenged OR supervisors during the three-day meeting with management objectives and held audience attention until the last minute. The seminar objective was its theme "Management

b y Obiectives"

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and the

enthusiasm generated b y the OR supervisors went along these lines:

Mildred Smith, RN, Mercy Hospital, Miami, was the management seminar participant who traveled the furthest distance to attend. Here she receives her certificate and congratulations fram The0 Haimann, PhD, seminar leader, and Betty Thomas, RN, AORN President.

we could understand and relate to our own situation. But most of all we gained confidence from knowledge gained a t the s m -

. . ." Others called the meeting cantent

". . . this is one of the finest things AORN ever did . . ." still another, ". . . we received

inar

some principles of management i n terms

and enthusiasm.

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inspiring; some said i t gave great wisdom

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Regional management scheduled as follows:

meetings

are

April 23-25 Miami, Fla, Americana Bal Harbour May 13-15

Fontana (Lake Geneva), Wisc, The Abbey

June 14-16

San Francisco, Ca, Mark Hopkins Hotel

Sept 16-18

Memphis, Tenn, Rivermant Holiday Inn

Nov 22-24

Phoenix, Ariz, Camelback Country Club

Once again seminar registration i s limited to 100 participants per location. Brochures were mailed in January to AORN

Operating room supervisor from Charity Hospital of Louisiana, Margaret LeBldnc.

RN, New Orleans,

smiles her satisfaction after receiving certification

members. These brochures can be obtained

from the course in management, and a copy of Dr.

from AORN Headquarters.

Haimann’s book Supervisory Munugement.

Registration Information Early registration is encouraged to assure maximum program benefit. The registration fee includes instructional costs, study a n d work materials, a n d luncheon each day. Enrollment i s limited to 100 Participants per seminar. The fees for the seminar are as follows:

$65 for AORN members

$ I 10 for nonmembers The member rate applies to a l l persons who are AORN members when registration i s received. Refunds for cancellation are subject to the availability of alternates; a

cancellation fee of $10 will be assessed.

Register today-registration closes 45 days before each seminar

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Registration form

Please regisfer the following as a participant in the seminar specified below: Name:

PLEASE INDICATE SEMINAR OF YOUR CHOICE

0 Americana Af Bal Harbour

Nickname or name desired on name tag:

Miami, Flu April 23 25

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AORN membership: Chapter . - . ~

0 The Abbey on Lake Geneva At large

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Fontana, Wisc M a y 13 15

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0 The Mark Hopkins Hotel

Phone numbers (include area codes) home Business ____ ~

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San Francisco, Calif 16 June 14

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Title Hospital

0 Rivermont Holiday Inn

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Memphis, Tenn September 16 18

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0 Camelback Inn

Hospital address:

Phoenix, Ariz November 22 street

city

state

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zip

f above checked seminar is filled would like t o attend

Home address:

(date) seminor. street

city

state

zip

(City

state)

Room reservations should b e made on the cord which will b e enclosed with your seminar registration confirmation. Clip and mail this registration and your remittance payable to AORN, Inc. to: Association of Operating Room Nurses 8085 E Prentice Ave Englewood, Colo 801 10 Attention: management seminar

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