Perioperative nursing was the first recognized nursing specialty in the late 1800s. Modern education and training of nurses entering the specialty is still like this early period. Orientation is heavily reliant on workplace training and precepted learning experience. However, these long-standing methods have not been rigorously studied for effectiveness.
Robotic surgery has moved from cutting-edge to commonplace. The question…
As hospitals and surgical services face an acute nursing shortage,…
Perioperative leaders face a workforce transition unlike any in recent…