Turning a Crisis Into an Opportunity: Promoting Professional Development Among Perioperative Personnel During a Pandemic
| Autor: | Lori Robertson, Stacey Brull, Susan Finlayson, M. Tracey Peñaloza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Certification Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Staffing Personnel Turnover 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing cross‐training Pandemic continuing education Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Elective surgery Pandemics health care economics and organizations 030504 nursing specialty certification SARS-CoV-2 Featured Articles Professional development Continuing education COVID-19 Perioperative Featured Article Medical–Surgical Nursing Business 0305 other medical science professional development |
| Zdroj: | Aorn Journal |
| ISSN: | 1878-0369 |
| Popis: | The perioperative setting is a complex, high‐risk working environment. Ensuring adequate staffing with highly competent nurses remains a top priority to sustain safe patient care. However, there are barriers to individual professional advancement in hospitals, including costs and lack of support or time, which can lead to decreased nurse satisfaction. After the mandated cancellation of elective surgery in March 2020 resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, leaders at a medical center decided to turn this difficult situation into an opportunity to re‐engage their perioperative personnel in professional development. More than 70 staff members participated in activities related to certification, continuing education, clinical advancement, and cross‐training. Elective surgery has since resumed, and as a result of the pursuit of professional development opportunities, staff member turnover did not increase throughout the transition at the medical center. Interest in professional growth has been reignited and staff members are excited about future development opportunities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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