Local Pre-Op, Local OR, Regional Local Education Tool/Competency

Healthcare quality improvement and clinical competence are priorities to ensure the safety of the patients. Due to the increase in surgical patients requiring regional/peripheral nerve blocks, digital local preop-block, and intraoperative monitoring for patients using only local anesthesia, staff expressed concerns for attaining knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice. Nurse Manager assessed the capabilities and competence of staff; providing educational opportunities and ensuring the implementation of staff performance evaluation.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research