ASC Education

AORN education opportunities are designed to meet the needs of everyone from nurses who are new to the perioperative setting to RNFA's, managers, administrators, and directors, working in hospital and ambulatory settings.

Ambulatory Certificate Programs

• The ASC Administrator Certificate program is designed to provide the skills and tools needed to manage every aspect of an ambulatory facility, from daily operations to regulatory requirements. The program is a helpful tool for those interested in taking the Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) examination. The next class will be conducted in May of 2008, date and location pending.
• The ADVANCED Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate program addresses the more complex issues facing ASC directors and administrators.

Procedural Sedation Hands-on Workshop
WELLS Center Human Simulation Lab

Fitzsimmons Campus, Bioscience East Building
Aurora, Colorado
August 1, 2008

This one-day hands-on workshop is designed for health care personnel to safely and optimally care for the patient receiving procedural sedation.  The course will include didactic lecture and hands-on experiences through human simulation lab activities that will increase the participant’s knowledge, skills, and judgment.  As a result of this workshop, you will develop the necessary knowledge base and increased comfort with your skill level and clinical judgment that are required to deliver safe and effective procedural sedation at your facility.

     Workshop Learning Objectives
     1. Differentiate and define the levels of sedation, to include general anesthesia
     2. Describe medications being utilized during moderate sedation and the appropriate delivery route
     3. List appropriate nursing care in the pre, operative, and post stage of care for patients who receive
        moderate sedation

View the brochure and pass it along to your colleagues.

Read more about this course in the AORN Connections article Safe Sedation.
     
     Three Easy Ways to Register
     Fax: Fax a completed registration form to (303) 750-3212
     Phone: Call Customer Service at (800) 755-2672, Ext. 1
     Mail: Mail a completed registration form  to:
                  AORN
                  C/S Reg
                  2170 S. Parker Road
                  Denver, CO 80231-5711

CE Articles
AORN members have access to Continuing Education articles on the AORN Journal website. CE Articles are a great way of earning CEs quickly and easily. Login as an AORN member now to access the AORN Journal website.

Ambulatory Specialty Conference
AORN offers an annual educational conference focused on the needs of ASC staff. This year's conference will take place as a two-day Ambulatory Track at the newly designed 2008 Multispecialty Conference this October in St. Louis, Missouri. Featured sessions will cover patient safety, implementing recommended practices, patient care needs, regulatory issues, and ASC management. Also conventiently offered are a number of workshops and seminars pertinent to the ASC.

Periop 101: A Core Curriculum
AORN's Periop 101: A Core Curriculum delivers an evidence-based educational program for perioperative nurses that improves staff retention and physician satisfaction. The program creates efficiency and reduces costs for staff education while ensuring compliance within your ASC.

Educational Videos/CD/DVD
The education library contains an assortment of 32 videos that can be purchased in packages or individually. These videos will supply you with an educational enrichment tool for your ASC that can be utilized to enhance your orientation program and emphasize an individual commitment and professional conscience of following the recommended practices.