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A pilot undergraduate perioperative nursing course resulted in 2 of 4 participating students being hired directly into the perioperative setting after graduation.
A pilot perioperative nursing course successfully prepared undergraduate students for direct hire into the OR, offering a new model for perioperative nursing education.
May support undergraduate perioperative electives to aid OR hiring; leaves open scalability and outcomes in larger trials.
The professional literature predicts worldwide perioperative nursing shortages. Compounding this is the absence of perioperative curricula in most nursing programs, which reduces new graduate interest in and awareness of employment opportunities in the OR environment. Educators at a university and a large hospital system formed an innovative partnership to create a pilot undergraduate nursing course to better prepare nurses for the surgical setting. The course was offered in a condensed-semester format and included online activities, simulation experiences, classroom discussions, and clinical experiences in a small group setting. Two of the four nursing students in the course were hired directly into the perioperative setting after graduation, decreasing hospital costs related to recruitment and orientation. The success of the course led to its integration into the undergraduate curriculum, thus providing a valuable elective option for junior and senior nursing students, as well as achieving a new model for perioperative nursing education.
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Ball et al. (2014) studied Nursing education (n=4). Pilot undergraduate perioperative nursing course was evaluated on Hired directly into the perioperative setting after graduation. A pilot undergraduate perioperative nursing course resulted in 2 of 4 participating students being hired directly into the perioperative setting after graduation.
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