Developing Education Skills to Enhance Skill Acquisition for Nurses in a Rural Hospital: An RNAO Fellowship From a Personal Perspective

Authors

  • Jo-Anne Black

Keywords:

perioperative, simulation, education, adult learning principles

Abstract

This article highlights the learning journey and successes of a rural nurse developing expertise in instructing adult learners on the skills required in an operating room setting for application in a rural hospital setting. This opportunity was made possible through a leadership and education RNAO ACFP Fellowship. This article is written based on the author’s personal experience from her individual perspective.

Author Biography

Jo-Anne Black

Jo-Anne Black RN, CPN(C), is a graduate of St. Clare’s School of Nursing, St. John’s, NL, class of 1992. She has worked in operating rooms in various small hospitals in Labrador, Nunavut and Ontario. She completed her certificate in Perioperative Nursing from Algonquin College, Ottawa, in 2003. Jo-Anne currently works as an OR staff nurse in a busy, rural Ontario hospital and is on contract with the Algonquin College Perioperative Lab Simulation program. She is a member of ORORNA (Ottawa Regional Operating Room Nurses Association) and volunteers within her home community. The leadership and education RNAO ACFP fellowship discussed in this article has reignited a passion for learning and she is currently enrolled in a nursing educator program, through The Michener Institute.

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Published

2017-09-01

How to Cite

Black, J.-A. (2017). Developing Education Skills to Enhance Skill Acquisition for Nurses in a Rural Hospital: An RNAO Fellowship From a Personal Perspective. Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada Journal, 35(3), 75–82. Retrieved from https://ornacjournal.ca/index.php/ornac/article/view/12133

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2017): September/septembre 2017

Section

Feature Articles