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2004 Press Releases
Nurses Invite Public
to Tour Operating Room
in Celebration of OR
Nurse Week
ROME – The public is invited to visit the operating room
at Rome Memorial Hospital in celebration of
Perioperative Nurse Week. The open house will be held 6
to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16.
These highly-trained
registered nurses host the annual event to share their
professional pride and educate the public about their
contributions to quality patient care. The nurses will
offer demonstrations of medical equipment and
instrumentation, guided tours of the operating and
recovery rooms, and refreshments.
The event gives people an
opportunity to become familiar with the hospital’s
surgical and recovery facilities when they are well to
help allay their anxieties in the event that they ever
need surgery.
During the open house, the nurses are especially
attentive to the elementary grade school children who
can be especially curious, even apprehensive, at the
thought of surgery.
“The open house is also be an
excellent opportunity for students who are interested in
a career as an operating room nurse to learn more about
the field,” said Operating Room Nurse Manager Donna
Ciotti, R.N., CNOR. “There is a tremendous demand for
nurses because of the aging of the Baby Boomers. We are
pleased to share our knowledge and experience with
students to help them select a meaningful and
well-paying profession.”
“Perioperative Nurse Week (Nov. 14-20), previously known
as “Operating Room Nurse Week” has been celebrated
nationwide since 1979. The recognition week was renamed
by the national association to more accurately reflect
the broad spectrum of patient care services provided to
surgical patients before, during and after procedures.
This year’s
theme, “Perioperative
Nurses: Touching Lives - Making a Difference”
conveys the important role
perioperative registered nurses play in caring for
patients before, during and after a surgical
intervention. Perioperative nurses have a long
tradition of working toward patient safety and improving
the quality of patient care.
“When you are faced with the prospect of surgery, it’s
important to know that you can rely on the skills,
knowledge, and expertise of perioperative registered
nurses,” Ciotti said.
The program is free. No advance registration is
required.
Tours will start in the hospital’s classroom on the first floor.
Refreshments will be served.
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