How to Train for the Unknown: Opening a New Ambulatory Center with a New Model of Care

New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System (NYP) built a new ambulatory center in 2018 – the David H. Koch Center (DHK). The new ambulatory surgery and endoscopy departments created a new model including pre-operative and post-operative services within the same architectural and geographical footprint. The new model of care meant that the registered nurses (RN) moving to the new dep artments would be working as pre-operative and post-operative nurses simultaneously. How can a perioperative department train RNs working in isolated environments to successfully and competently care for the perioperative patient comprehensively from admission to discharge?
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research