title: Perioperative experience: an essential component for nursing education.
abstract: 1. Many of today's nursing curricula have limited or no exposure in perioperative nursing. This deficit probably has contributed to the current crisis level in the shortage of nurses occurring in this area. 2. As a recruitment tool and orientation package, the clinical practicum and perioperative elective are a cost-effective means of teaching, increase the self-esteem of the graduates, and provide long-term problem solving experiences. 3. In addition to applying accrued theory to a clinical setting for an extended period, students are allowed to experience an area of nursing without a formal commitment to an agency.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education; D011361:Professional Competence