title: Growing replacements for our 'graying' perioperative nurses.
abstract: Many nursing school graduates have minimal perioperative experience and require extensive training by their employer. These perioperative courses can introduce students to the OR culture in a protected role and ease their transition to a "real" nursing role. Nursing programs must stay current offer meaningful curricula that attract good students.
authors.affiliation: South Georgia Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kautzman
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce