title: It was huge! Nursing students' first experience at AORN Congress.
abstract: AN EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE of mentoring through nursing students' perspectives may enhance AORN's ability to recruit students to perioperative nursing and aid future planning for student involvement in the Association. IN 2003, four first-year nursing students attended the AORN Congress in Chicago with their nursing instructor and mentor. The students' experiences were captured using a thematic analysis to analyze their journals. THE FIVE COMMON THEMES identified were "it was huge," "exhibits," "student program," "exploring the city," and "suggestions for future planning."
authors.affiliation: North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McRaney
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States