AORN Guidance Statement: The value of clinical learning activities in the perioperative setting in undergraduate nursing curricula.

AORN position statement on advanced practice registered nurses in the perioperative environment.

POSITION STATEMENT Perioperative nursing is a specialized area of practice for the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). Specialty areas of practice require additional preparation. This AORN position statement delineates the definition and educational requirements for the APRN who functions in the perioperative environment, including the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative pati...

AORN guidance statement: safe medication practices in perioperative settings across the life span.

Introduction This guidance statement provides a framework for perioperative registered nurses to develop, implement, and evaluate safe medication management practices specific to the perioperative setting. This evidenced-based framework may be used to facilitate policy development and provide a foundation for the creation of quality improvement (QI)/process improvement (PI) monitors. It is the ...

AORN guidance statement--safe medication practices in perioperative practice settings.

Comparison of philosophy, goals and curriculum of graduate level of nursing education in Iran and other countries

Introduction. With constant changes in health care it is imperative that nursing education programs themselves act as agents of change. Nursing education has the responsibility to produce nursing professionals and expert practitioners to shape the nursing practice not merely respond to changes in the practice environment. It must prepare nurses who can participate as full partners in health car...

Mechanisms of Learning through the Hidden Curriculum in the Perspective of Iranian Nursing Students

Background: Human beings use different approaches to learning. Thus the aim of this study is to explore the mechanisms of learning through the hidden curriculum in the perspective of baccalaureate undergraduate nursing students. Methods: This qualitative study, involving 24 baccalaureate undergraduate nursing students, was done by purposeful sampling strategies. The data were collected using se...