Job Outlook: Health and Human Services
There are currently 2.21 million unique postings in the health care and social assistance industry that require a bachelor’s (1.83M) or master’s (694,928) degree. California has the highest demand for occupations within this industry with 230,256 job postings.
About This Program
This program is currently available only for contract (i.e. for an employer or a group of employers, who wish to fund a complete cohort of this program for their employees). If you'd like to learn more about this program, please contact us by submitting the form on the left of this page. Thank you!
...In this program, you’ll learn:
The perioperative nursing process through all phases of surgery Aseptic techniques, instrumentation, and equipment operation Anesthesia and medication safety Prevention of injuries and wound management Communication methods to collaborate with surgical teams Ethical, legal and sociocultural principles related to perioperative nursing. Course work includes lectures, classroom activities, online modules, simulations and clinical practice.What do PONs do?
To create this program, we worked closely with our partners in health care to identify the most useful and professionally attractive skills for perioperative nursing. In a single, eight-week course, you’ll receive the advanced preparation needed to begin a career in any aspect of the field: pre-operative, operative or post-operative.
The curriculum is based also on standards provided by the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) – the field’s leading professional organization.
