The Future of Nursing in the Operating Rooms of Canada: Are You In The Front Car Of The Perioperative Train?

Abstract

The dynamics of a train and its passengers will be used as an analogy to assess where nurses are on the train of perioperative nursing excellence, or are not even on the train, but standing on the platform waving good-bye? External and internal forces that affect our practice are identified. Key factors to consider in ensuring that operating nurses continue to direct our practice destiny are identified as points for survival. What is the registered nurse role in relation to allied personnel in the operating room? Key issues and strategies of recruitment and retention are briefly highlighted.