Building Pathways: Expanding a two week peri-op immersion program for student nurses
Jenny Mendenhall, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNL, CNOR
OBJECTIVES:
Describe clinical and professional benefits gained from including a perioperative clinical immersion program in nursing school curricula.
Describe three stakeholders required to create and implement a successful perioperative clinical immersion program.
Describe three critical steps in implementing/expanding a periop immersion program.
Explore the impact of a two week immersion program on student nurse preceptorships and new grad career choices.