Nurse training.

Nurse intrauterine device training.

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2008: 34(3) Background Nurses undertaking intrauterine device/intrauterine system (IUD/IUS) training have extra hoops to jump through. Trainer and trainee benefit from being aware of these and both can learn from the process. This article shares the personal experience of one trainer/trainee pair, both of whom enjoyed the experience and who wish to share the...

Perioperative nurse training in cardiothoracic surgical robotics.

The exponential growth of OR technology during the past 10 years has placed increased demands on perioperative nurses. Proficiency is required not only in patient care but also in the understanding, operating, and troubleshooting of video systems, computers, and cutting edge medical devices. The formation of a surgical team dedicated to robotically assisted cardiac surgery requires careful sele...

Health assessment of applicants for nurse training.

Simulation training to EnhancE nurSE-PhySician collaboration

© 2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Nearly a decade has passed since the Institute of Medicine released its seminal report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. The report described the US health care system as a decade or more behind other high-risk industries in its attention to ensuring basic safety. One recommendation was that Congress should create a center...

Perioperative Nurse Training in Cardiothoracic Surgical Robotics

T hroughout the 1980s, technology enabled a sharp increase in the number of video-assisted endoscopies performed in multiple specialties. As the use of lasers and focused energy devices increased, more demands were placed on perioperative nurses to become technically adept. During the past 10 years, technology has grown exponentially, and the complexity of new devices and their applications has...