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* " Lack of perioperative exposure
in nursing school, which
has decreased interest and
impacts the pipeline. "
* " Nursing schools emphasize
ICU nursing experience for
new grads as a first step for
nurse practitioner school and
career advancement. Nursing
students do not know about
perioperative nursing careers
and have little to no opportunities
as a student in their
rotations. "
* " The Millennial generation
does not have the loyalty of
previous generations. Trying
to develop a team that has
experience is going to be a
challenge. No one wants to
work weekends, holidays, or
off-shifts. "
Satisfaction ratings
N=260
Current job/position
Total compensation
Benefits
11% 22%
26%
11% 23%
Top leadership of organization 24%
Support provided to you by your boss
Patient satisfaction with OR services
Staff engagement level
3%
19%
18% 12% 70%
16%
81%
13% 34%
Physician engagement level 14% 31%
* " Surgical technicians leaving for
larger institutions, more pay, more
interesting cases, bonuses offered,
etc. "
* " Most new grads want to get trained,
and then after a year or so, they
decide their life goals are to travel
(travel nursing) to earn money for
a home and travel before settling
down. This leaves us with many new
(novice) nurses in the OR who do not
have enough expertise to mentor
new nurses, which suggests a probable
future impact on patient safety
and outcomes. "
Other areas of concern are reimbursement,
costs, quality, lack of supplies,
and higher workloads. Comments
related to some of these areas include:
* " The continued move toward outpatient
services as well as the continued
decline in reimbursement
for services will mean a significant
decline in the quality of nursing care
provided. "
* " Fewer generalists and more specialized
teams reduce the ability to plug
urgent cases into open rooms. "
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n Unfavorable
n Neutral
* " Perioperative nurses have to work
smart, and they need to get additional
skills in digital technology. "
* " There is constant pressure on staff
for faster turnovers and increasing
documentation. Patient safety. "
* " Medicare/Medicaid cuts are forcing
inpatient procedures into the outpatient
world. "
* " Having quality staff, communication,
a culture of respect, and teamwork
in the OR is important. "
* " The complexity of cases and equipment
is
increasing everywhere.
Outpatient services and sites are
doing many more complex cases.
IT systems cannot keep up with the
integration needs and/or IT support
and technology required. "
* " Senior administration does not
understand the perioperative department
other than as the money
department, so the expectation is
that surgery 'just makes it happen.'
This mentality is exhausting and
causes burnout in the department. "
* " Access to capital; the cost of
business and new technology is so
53%
55%
n Favorable
high, but we need [the capital] to
remain competitive. "
What's next?
Much uncertainty surrounds the future
of perioperative nursing as healthcare
systems continue to cope with
the effects of the pandemic. As one
respondent notes, " How will we care
for patients in the future? Will there
be enough nurses, and if not, what
changes will we need to make to care
for the community? " OR leaders will
need every ounce of their vast expertise
to lead their teams into the future. ✥
Cynthia Saver, MS, RN, is president of
CLS Development, Inc, Columbia,
Maryland, which provides editorial
services to healthcare publications.
Thank you!
OR Manager thanks those who generously
took time to complete this year's
survey. We appreciate your help in gathering
this information, which will be
useful to your colleagues around the
country.
67%
29%
67%
57%
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