University of San Francisco
Development of a Nurse Practitioner First Assistant Orientation Program
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>The demand for surgical services continues to increase, creating a strain in our healthcare system and causing increasing backlog hours for the operating room. Allowing nurse practitioners (NP) to function in an expanded role in the perioperative environment requires additional training beyond the generic NP program. With this additional training, the NP can function as a first assistant, providing delegated medical functions in the perioperative environment. An in-house NP registered nurse first assistant orientation program was developed based on the adult learning theory as a conceptual framework combined with the AORN perioperative standards as a foundation. The cost of using an NP or physician assistant in the perioperative environment versus a physician and the effectiveness of a structured orientation program were evaluated.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Project
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Nursing
- Year dc:date.available
- 2017
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Lofton, Romoanetia
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dr. Marjorie Barter
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://repository.usfca.edu/dnp/96
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:repository.usfca.edu:dnp-1111