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Operating Room Nursing Education
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Perioperative Nursing 101 Program
Memorial Health System sets the standard for state-of-the-art health care in Colorado Springs with a respected reputation for highly skilled professionals and the latest in surgical technology. This clinically-based program is designed to prepare registered nurses with no previous perioperative experience for a career in the operating room as entry-level, perioperative registered nurses. Training utilizes the nationally-recognized AORN curriculum (web-based) and includes all materials required to complete the course. Clinical experiences combine simulated learning opportunities with actual scrub and circulating opportunities in a variety of surgical specialties. Upon successful completion of the Program, students are awarded 81.5 contact hours and a Program Certificate.
Students will also have exposure to other facets of perioperative nursing such as: outpatient surgery and pre-operative assessment, post-anesthesia nursing, patient education and central sterile processing.
To contact the Perioperative Clinical Educator, call 719-365-5716.