title: Perioperative education: a center of excellence.
abstract: The responsibilities and areas of accountability of the perioperative nurse are growing. The Perioperative Education department at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, TX has developed creative methods of orientation, critical pathways, and continuing education to meet the expectations of staff competency for all patient care.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Edel
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence