Abstract

Safety, one of the six QSEN competencies, is an important concept for prelicensure nursing students (Cronenwett et al., 2007). The perioperative environment has a strong safety focus and culture. While didactic information regarding the perioperative environment is offered within a medical/surgical course, an experiential opportunity supports increased insight. A concern is that due to limited perioperative experiences, students may not fully comprehend or recognize the safety concepts (Gropelli & Shanty, 2018; Kilduff et al., 2018). Furthermore, a limited perioperative exposure may impact students’ interest in future employment in the area. The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of safety concepts after a one-day perioperative shadowing experience.

Author Details

Mary Doerner, DNP, RN, CPAN, CAPA; Susan Seibert, DNP, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Omicron Psi

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Student Nurses, Perioperative Nurses' Experience, Perceived Safety

Conference Name

2020 Indiana Nursing Summit

Conference Host

Indiana Center for Nursing

Conference Location

Virtual Event

Conference Year

2020

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Poster

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Student's safety perception after a perioperative experience

Virtual Event

Safety, one of the six QSEN competencies, is an important concept for prelicensure nursing students (Cronenwett et al., 2007). The perioperative environment has a strong safety focus and culture. While didactic information regarding the perioperative environment is offered within a medical/surgical course, an experiential opportunity supports increased insight. A concern is that due to limited perioperative experiences, students may not fully comprehend or recognize the safety concepts (Gropelli & Shanty, 2018; Kilduff et al., 2018). Furthermore, a limited perioperative exposure may impact students’ interest in future employment in the area. The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of safety concepts after a one-day perioperative shadowing experience.