title: Preparing RNs for the OR through a certificate in perioperative nursing program.
abstract: The need for qualified perioperative nurses is an ongoing issue, and many hospitals are training their own. Often, a facility will invest time and money to train a perioperative nurse, only to have the nurse leave to work for a competitor. This article describes how hospitals in the city of Louisville, Ky, pooled resources to develop a certificate in perioperative nursing program to address these issues.
authors.affiliation: Baptist Hospital East, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014495:Universities