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AORN Journal - May 1, 2004

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING COURSE 101

AORN's Perioperative Nursing Course 101 is a convenient program for educating and orienting new perioperative nurses. This comprehensive curriculum covers 25 crucial topics in a scripted lecture format and is designed to be integrated with your facility's specific policies and procedures.

Perioperative Nursing Course 101 will help you develop confident, better educated, safety-conscious employees. The course includes overviews, reading assignments, glossaries, bibliographies, posttests, preceptor guidelines, PowerPoint presentations, a critical skills assessment checklist, a newly revised "Preparing the Preceptor" module with free contact hours, and more. For a free information packet, contact AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1 or visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/education/periop101.htm.

AORN CONFERENCES

Preparing for the CNOR Examination

June 5-6, 2004

Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Fla

This two-day program will alleviate participants' fear of taking the CNOR examination by walking them through the examination's format. Subject areas will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program also will provide effective test-taking strategies and a framework to help participants develop their own plan for continued examination preparation. This conference is underwritten by Tampa General Hospital.

2004 Focus on Leadership: Celebrating Our Value

July 16-18, 2004

Denver Marriott City Center, Denver

The 2004 AORN Leadership Conference has been redesigned as a highly interactive event. The weekend of activities begins with a reception at AORN Headquarters on Friday evening. On Saturday and Sunday, the conference will offer inspiring ideas and thought-provoking speakers. You will leave with tools to help you be a more effective leader. Join us for an exciting weekend of education, networking, and fun.

Discover Nursing Excellence in Your Ambulatory Surgery Center--Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) Conference

Sept 10, 2004

Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Join FASA in Columbus, the location for this year's only meeting devoted to ambulatory surgery center (ASC) nursing. Designed for nurse managers or those aspiring to leadership roles in ASCs, this meeting offers sessions on sleep apnea, fire in the OR, leadership in nursing, a legislative update, and more. Use this opportunity to network with other nurses leading the ASC industry. Certified ASC administrator education units are available. This conference is being offered as a preconference to AORN's Ambulatory/Office-based Surgery Multispecialty Conference (see page 1066).

AORN Public Policy Conference and Advocacy Day 2004

Sept 20-21, 2004

Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC

This program follows the Business, Educator, Leadership, Entrepreneurial Multispecialty Conference (see page 1067). It is the premier opportunity for AORN members to advocate for perioperative nursing. This event also is designed to promote AORN's legislative priorities by allowing members to meet directly with elected representatives in the US Congress. The two-day event features education sessions that focus on effective lobbying, informational displays about public policy, and a trip to Capitol Hill for face-to-face visits with members of Congress and their staff members. On election day, one vote makes a difference. On Advocacy Day, your voice makes a difference.

Preparing for the CNOR Examination

Nov 6-7, 2004

St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston

This two-day program will alleviate participants' fear of taking the CNOR examination by walking them through the examination's format. Subject areas will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program also will provide effective test-taking strategies and a framework to help participants develop their own plan for continued examination preparation. This conference is underwritten by St Luke's Episcopal Hospital.

AORN MULTISPECIALTY CONFERENCES

AORN will hold four multispecialty conferences in 2004. Each conference will have a theme and target multiple specialty areas. Education content for several of the specialty areas will be included in more than one conference. Perioperative nurses will have the opportunity to select the conferences that best meet their educational needs. For more information about each conference, visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/events/default.htm.

AMBULATORY/ OFFICE-BASED SURGERY

Sept 11-12, 2004

Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio

This conference targets ambulatory, ophthalmology, integrated health practices, and rural/small hospital specialties. It also focuses on the needs of RN first assistants (RNFAs) and advanced practice nurses.

BUSINESS, EDUCATOR, LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURIAL

Sept 18-19, 2004

Marriott at Metro Center Washington, DC

This conference targets business, industry, consulting, management, and informatics specialists. It also focuses on the needs of nursing leaders, nurse educators, and clinical nurse specialists.

CLINICAL--INPATIENT AND AMBULATORY

Oct 16-17, 2004

The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas, Las Vegas

This conference's targeted specialties are orthopedics, cardiothoracics, neurosurgery, RN first assisting, pediatrics, minimally invasive surgery, lasers, and rural/small hospitals. The RNFA Forum will be included in this conference.

TRAUMA

Oct 30-31, 2004

Dallas-Addison Marriott by the Galleria, Dallas

This conference addresses the care and management of injured patients across all age groups and specialty areas. No matter what specialty you work in, you will learn techniques that will help you address the needs of trauma patients and their family members.

DISTANCE LEARNING

Visit http://www.aorn.org/education for the latest quality continuing education. AORN Journal Home Studies published since May 2001 are available online at http://www.aorn.org/journal/homestudy/default.htm. The Home Studies are available in portable document format to print and complete. Use these programs to earn contact hours and stay abreast of the latest nursing information.

Preparing for the CNOR Examination--online version. This program will alleviate participants' fear of taking the CNOR examination by walking them through the examination's format. Subject areas will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program also will provide effective test-taking strategies. This two-week online program debuts May 10-24, 2004, and also will be offered Aug 9-23, 2004, and Oct 4-18, 2004. Visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/events/cnor.htm for more information.

RN to Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Nursing. AORN and file University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) School of Nursing, Denver, offer preferred tuition rates to AORN members for an online RN to BS program. All courses are conducted entirely via the Internet. Nurses can progress from a diploma or an associate's degree to a bachelor's degree in nursing. The UCHSC School of Nursing validates students' previous nursing education according to the Colorado Nursing Articulation Model. Approved credits can be applied toward a bachelor's degree. Visit http://www.uchsc.edu/nursing/rnbspromo.htm or http://www.aorn.org/education/rnbsn.htm for more information. You also may contact the UCHSC School of Nursing's office of professional development at (303) 315-8691 or via e-mail at professional.development@UCHSC.edu, or contact Katherine Halverson-Carpenter, RN, MBA, CNOR, at (800) 755-2676 x 244 or via e-mail at khalverson-carpenter@aorn.org.

Clinical Educator Certificate Program. This convenient, comprehensive, distance-learning program gives nurse educators information to develop successful education programs for nurses in their facilities. The program is offered by AORN in collaboration with the UCHSC School of Nursing. The three courses, which provide a total of six academic credits, are credentialed at the graduate level but also are applicable to most undergraduate programs. The next offerings are

* June 7, to Aug 13, 2004--Program Development and Evaluation;

* Aug 30, to Dec 17, 2004--Principles of Clinical Teaching and Learning; and

* Jan 24, to May 20, 2005--Business Issues in Clinical Education.

For course syllabi and registration information, visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/education/cueducator.htm, contact Holly Heston at (800) 755-2676 x 318 or via e-mail at hheston@aorn.org, or call the UCHSC School of Nursing's office of professional development at (303) 315-8691.

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