HOTEL RESERVATIONS

A block of rooms have been reserved for October 24, 2008 – October 26, 2008 at



The cost is as follows:







Hotel’s room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 17%) in effect at the time of check-
out.

METHOD OF RESERVATIONS

Reservations for the Event will be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at
1 (800) 228-9290. Reservations by attendees must be received on or before Saturday, October 04, 2008.
Please make your reservations early to ensure availability.
Updated: June 16, 2008
AORN Greater Houston
Chapter 4407
CNOR Certification Preparation Course:
A Process for Perioperative Nursing Achievement

(13.0 Contact hours)

Saturday and Sunday,
October 25 & 26, 2008
8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Speaker: M. Renee Khalar, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR

The Methodist Hospital – Dunn Tower
6565 Fannin Street
Rio Grande Room D1-059 (1st Floor)
Houston, TX, 77030

Sponsored by AORN Greater Houston # 4407
OVERVIEW

Target Audience
  • Perioperative Nurses looking to validate your professional achievements by becoming a CNOR.
  • Certification candidates wanting assistance with exam contents and development of a study plan.
  • Beneficial for new perioperative nurses in the study of perioperative clinical theory.

Course Benefits
  • An interactive, fun, and informative way to prepare for taking the CNOR Exam.
  • Test topics covered are structured using the Perioperative Nursing Data Base, with audience
    participation in patient care scenarios.
  • Stress reduction and test strategies are studied to assist candidates with exam pressure
  • 13.0 continuing education hours will be awarded upon completion of the two-day course

Goals and Purpose
The purpose of this educational offering is to provide through planned learning situations knowledge of
identified standards of practice by perioperative registered nurses providing care for patients before, during,
and after surgery in preparation for the perioperative nursing certification exam.  The goal is to reduce the
stress of the exam and develop a study plan to increase the probability in the achievement of the title CNOR.

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify the taxonomy of the Certified Nurse of the Operating Room exam.
  2. Describe perioperative nursing interventions to achieve the patient outcome criteria of freedom from
    injury in the perioperative environment.
  3. Describe perioperative nursing interventions to achieve the patient outcome criteria of freedom from
    infection in the perioperative environment.
  4. Discuss perioperative patient outcomes related to changes in the physiological and psychological
    response to surgical intervention.
  5. Apply critical thinking skills in caring for patients with perioperative complications.
  6. List perioperative nursing activities that provide competent, ethical, and legal care of the patient.
  7. Discuss unique nursing test taking strategies.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Activities that are approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply
that AORN or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation.
SCHEDULE

YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR 13.0 CONTINUING EDUCATION
HOURS

SATURDAY, October 25, 2008

Registration Completed by  8:00

8:00 – 9:00 The TEST! – page 6

Patient Outcome – Freedom from Infection
9:00-10:00 am
        Implants – page 9
        Sterilization Procedures – page 10
        Control Of The Perioperative Environment – page 17

10:00-10:15 am Break

10:15-11:45 pm
        Maintaining A Sterile Field – page 18
        Surgical Skin Preparation – page 24
        Surgical Wound Management – page 27

11:45-12:45 pm Lunch

Patient Outcome – Freedom from Injury
12:45- 2:15 pm
        Counts – page 29
        Electrical & Electrosurgical Safety – page 33
        Laser & Radiation Safety – page37 & 39
        Specimen Disposition – page 40
        Positioning – page 42

2:15-2:30 pm Break

2:30-4:00 pm
        Patient, Allergy, & Site Identification – page 47
        Use Of Pneumatic Tourniquet – page 48
        Chemical Safety Measures – page 50
        Medication Administration – page 51 / Transportation/Transfer Safety - page 52

SUNDAY, October 26, 2008

7:30 – 8:00 Morning Coffee

Patients’ Physiological & Psychological Response to Surgical Intervention
8:00am- 8:30 am
        Preoperative Assessment – page 53
        Intra-operative Assessment

8:30-10:00 am
        Anesthesia Choices And Implications - page 62 (Notes on page 63-65)
        Post Anesthesia Assessment – page 69 (Notes on page 65-66)
        Pain Management – page 70

10:00-10:15 am Break

Patient Outcome - Competent, Ethical, & Legal Care of the Patient
10:15-11:15
        Dignity, Privacy, Confidentiality – page 71
        Right to Self Determination
        Accountability & Responsibility
        Documentation – page 73
        Personal & Professional Responsibility
        Community & Healthcare Environment

11:15-12:15 pm Lunch

Patient Outcome – Freedom from Injury (cont.)
12:15-1:30 pm
        Code in the OR – page 78
        Malignant Hyperthermia - page 90
        Airway Management – page 91
        Hypothermia – page 92

1:30-1:45 pm Break

1:45-3:00 pm
        Fluid & Electrolyte Management – page 93
        Age Specific Care – page 98
        DVT Prevention – page 103

3:00-3:45 pm Test Taking Strategies – page 106

3:45pm-4:00 pm
        Questions, Answers & Evaluation
        Handout Appendix – page 122
        Ophthalmic Medications – page 123
        Perioperative Precautions with Implantable Devices – page 125
        AORN National Guidelines and Guidance Statements – page 127
        Evaluation
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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions regarding registration or hotel reservations, please contact:

    Nancy Allen
    1905 Willowbend Drive
    Deer Park, TX  77536-8902
    Phone Number:  (281) 798-1843
    E-mail Address:         nallen562003@yahoo.com


AORN Greater Houston Website:  http://www.aorn-greaterhouston.org/