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Perioperative Preceptor Education In An Agency Preceptor Workshop, Kimberly N. Crawford
Perioperative Preceptor Education In An Agency Preceptor Workshop, Kimberly N. Crawford
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There is a critical shortage of perioperative nurses and the demand in the United States (US) is growing steadily by 1% to 2% each year. It is estimated that nearly 20% of registered nurses (RNs) currently working in the perioperative area will retire in the next five years. In the perioperative area, when using the 6 to 12-month orientation time frame, as outlined in the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) orientation calculator, the cost of orienting a new RN can exceed $100,000. A preceptorship workshop is one strategy that has been shown as an evidence-based intervention to decrease RN …