Periop 101

[OREducatorMSN]

Any O.R. Educators out there use Periop 101? We are going to start using it in our New to the OR program. My question is, when do you start using it? Right now, we do a two-week didactic and then they start shadowing in the OR, mixed with other things. Another Educator said she waits until around the 90-day period, so that if people decide the OR is not for them, we don't use a periop 101 spot up. We are trying not to repeat too much information. And I think 90 days is a little late, they will already have been exposed to so much at that point.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

I've done it 2 ways:

1. Staff were hired at any nursing orientation date, Periop101 was started when we had enough for a class (usually once we had 3-4). We had new hires coming in every 2 weeks.

2. Staff were hired at set times during the year and started Periop101 right away as part of a larger, multi-week didactic, clinical sims, and clinical time with a dedicated preceptor.

I prefer option 2, which is what I'm currently doing. It keeps everyone on the same page and they get the info before starting specialty rotations. Yes, I've had people leave before completing the Periop101 orientation, but we buy seats in bulk as a multi-facility organization so the cost is quite low compared to buying 10 or less seats. My facility is also looking into creating a contract for new to the OR orientees. Paying back the cost of the seat is a tiny percentage of the current sign on bonuses, which they actually aren't required to pay back if they leave.

[OREducatorMSN]

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13 hours ago, Rose_Queen said:

I've done it 2 ways:

1. Staff were hired at any nursing orientation date, Periop101 was started when we had enough for a class (usually once we had 3-4). We had new hires coming in every 2 weeks.

2. Staff were hired at set times during the year and started Periop101 right away as part of a larger, multi-week didactic, clinical sims, and clinical time with a dedicated preceptor.

I prefer option 2, which is what I'm currently doing. It keeps everyone on the same page and they get the info before starting specialty rotations. Yes, I've had people leave before completing the Periop101 orientation, but we buy seats in bulk as a multi-facility organization so the cost is quite low compared to buying 10 or less seats. My facility is also looking into creating a contract for new to the OR orientees. Paying back the cost of the seat is a tiny percentage of the current sign on bonuses, which they actually aren't required to pay back if they leave.

Yes, I like option 2.  I think we should incorporate the periop 101 in the beginning as part of their didactic portion, that's what it is designed for. Why reinvent the wheel right?