Using Adult Learning Principles for Perioperative Orientation Programs
AORN JournalPublished 1 December 1999
Fraulein S. Nelson
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Four adult learning principles and strategies for orienting new nurses to the OR are presented and a framework for developing, organizing, or revising a perioperative nursing orientation program is suggested.
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New graduates and experienced nurses who choose perioperative nursing need comprehensive training because of the specialized nature of the OR. A comprehensive orientation program results in quality care for patients. This article presents four adult learning principles and strategies for orienting new nurses to the OR. The strategies suggest a framework for developing, organizing, or revising a perioperative nursing orientation program. The program gives nurses who are interested in perioperative nursing the opportunity to enter this specialty.
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