Knowledge of surgical procedures, instruments, and supplies is essential to the perioperative nurse working in the operating room (OR). Nursing school curricula do not specifically educate surgical nurses; therefore, it is difficult to fill open OR positions with experienced perioperative nurses. The purpose of this doctoral project was to develop a perioperative educational program for RNs newly hired in the OR. The practice-focused question asked whether an evidence-based staff education program for the novice perioperative nurse would increase the nurse's knowledge of OR procedures and protocols for patient management. The novice-to-expert framework was used to explore how adult learners acquire knowledge. Five experts were asked to review the educational program for its content, readability, length, and learner objectives using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 8 questions. Experts strongly agreed that the program content met learner objectives. The program was then presented to 4 novice nurses with a pretest/posttest consisting of 5 fill-in-the-blank questions. Pretest results showed 1 of 5 questions were answered correctly by all participants. Posttest results showed all questions were answered correctly by all participants. The educational program has the potential to create a positive social change through increased nurses' knowledge of OR procedures, which might promote improved surgical care and outcomes for patients.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:waldenu.edu/oai:scholarworks.waldenu.edu:dissertations-8297 |
| Date | 01 January 2019 |
| Creators | Jasinski, Marjorie |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks |
| Source Sets | Walden University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies |
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