Professional Organization Participation for Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
Included In This Lesson
Outline
Professional Organization Participation
Guidelines:
- Professional Accountabilities for the Perioperative nurse:
- Function within scope of practice
- Seek assistance for recognized personal limitations
- Report impaired/disruptive behavior in interdisciplinary team
- Uphold ethical and professional standards
- Utilize resources for professional growth
- Participate in quality improvement activities
- Participate in interdisciplinary teams
- Participate in professional organizations
Considerations:
- Professional accountabilities require perioperative nurses to have a knowledge of:
- Regulatory standards and voluntary guidelines
- AORN Standards, Recommended practices and guidelines
- OSHA
- Scope of practice
- ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Explications for Perioperative Nurses
- State Nurse practice Act
- Regulatory standards and voluntary guidelines
Nurse’s role:
- Participate in professional organizations to access and utilize:
- Educational resources
- Clinical best practices
- Professional development resources
- Community
Pitfalls:
- Payment of annual fees
- Lack of organizational support for professional organization participation
Examples:
- N/A
Linchpins (Key Points):
- Professional organization participation = resources for professional growth and personal accountability
Transcript
References
- Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN): Guideline Essentials (website), 2022, https://www.aorn.org/guidelines-resources/guidelines-for-perioperative-practice/guideline-essentials
- Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI): CNOR Candidate Handbook (website), 2022,
https://www.cci-institute.org