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Linda M Sigsby

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PubMed2006

Successful nursing student practicum in an ambulatory surgery center.

ALTHOUGH MOST ACADEMIC programs use hospital-based sites for perioperative clinical experiences, the exponential growth in the number of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and the increased variety of procedures performed in these settings make ASCs excellent venues for student learning experiences. NURSING STUDENTS in one program in Florida have the opportunity to take a perioperative practicum designed to allow them to learn about all aspects of patient care and administrative functions in ASCs. THE ASC PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE is popular with students and staff members alike, and ASC administrators are seeking ways to increase the number of students in the program in an effort to attract new graduates to ASCs.

Ambulatory Surgical Procedures↗
PubMed2004

Perioperative clinical learning experiences.

Academic accreditation is valued by professional perioperative nurses, and it can be supported with nursing student interactions in the perioperative environment. Coherent, logically ordered educational objectives and participation in perioperative interventions facilitate student learning and can be used to meet academic accreditation standards. This article shows how nursing student learning in the perioperative setting can meet course objectives, satisfy academic accreditation criteria, and ultimately, improve patient care.

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PubMed2004

A knowledge comparison of nursing students in perioperative versus other rotations.

As more patients undergo surgical interventions in ambulatory facilities and patients in acute care settings have shorter lengths of stay, nursing students may have limited interaction with the surgical patient population. This study used a repeated measure, experimental design to compare knowledge of surgical patient care among undergraduate nursing students who experienced a perioperative clinical rotation (ie, experimental groups) with knowledge among students who experienced rotations in other clinical settings (ie, control groups). Results demonstrated a significant change in mean knowledge scores over time and a significant difference in mean scores between the experimental and control groups. Students in the perioperative group scored higher in all four testing periods.

Adult↗