Opportunities from the center for perioperative education

AORN Journal,  Sept, 2005  

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* discuss two types of statistical reports nurse managers can use to evaluate purchasing decisions,

* show the proper use of various statistical techniques,

* define the importance of personnel budgeting, and

* demonstrate the ability to use statistical data to support program development or maintenance.

The Meeting Management course will provide you with practical guidelines for planning and conducting effective and productive meetings. You will learn to

* state two vital purposes for meetings,

* identify rationales for choosing a particular meeting type,

* demonstrate how a meeting agenda outlines the purpose or direction of a meeting,

* identify several types of meeting processes,

* identify ways to facilitate positive group interaction,

* identify logical components of a meeting, and

* identify tools to evaluate a meeting's effectiveness.

The completed Budgeting and Understanding and Interpreting Financial Statements courses each are worth four contact hours. The completed Meeting Management course is worth two contact hours. To register, visit http://www.aorn.org /managers/online.asp. For more information, call customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1, or visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org /managers.

Preparing for the CNOR Examination--online version. This program will alleviate participants' fears of taking the CNOR examination by walking them through the examination's format. Subjects are related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program also provides effective test-taking strategies. This two-week, self-paced, online program will be offered Nov 7 to 21, 2005. Visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn .org/events/cnoronline/default .htm for more information.

Online master of science (MS) degree programs. AORN and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) School of Nursing are offering preferred tuition rates for MS in health care leadership and MS in health care informatics courses. Course work is available entirely via the Internet.

The MS in health care leadership consists of 37 credit hours. This course work prepares nurses for roles in nursing management and leadership in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, health departments, and private health-related businesses, as well as the public policy arena and other decision-making roles in health care. The courses taken in the Perioperative Management Certificate program offered in collaboration with UCHSC are required courses for this MS program.

The MS in health care informatics course consists of 34 credit hours. The courses taken in the Nursing Informatics Certificate program offered in collaboration with UCHSC are required, and up to 12 credit hours from these courses can be applied to this MS program.

Participants must meet admission and course requirements to be accepted into the School of Nursing. Participants must be AORN members to receive the preferred rate for the health care leadership program. For more information, visit http://www .aorn.org/education/culeadership .asp and http://www.aorn.org /education/cuinformatics.asp.