1006 - Retired Nurses Specialty Assembly Meeting/Education: A Tapestry for Sustaining Perioperative Excellence

Monday, April 13, 2026

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CST

Location: 238 - 239

CE: 1 Contact Hours

Primary Speaker(s)

Joanne D. Oliver Coleman, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CNOR(E) (she/her/hers)

President
Healthcare Resources
Spring., Texas, United States

Handouts

Co-Speaker(s)

Larry L. Asplin, MSN, RN, CSSM(E), CNOR(E), FAORN (he/him/his)

Interim Manager, Perioperative Services.
Meeker Memorial Hospital
St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure(s):

Joanne D. Oliver Coleman, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CNOR(E): No financial relationships to disclose

Overview/Abstract: With the current drastic shortage of perioperative nurses, this session will provide an extensive amount of opportunities available to utilize the current talent of our senior nurses in a wide variety of creative ways as well as mentor the younger nurses to enrich their experience in the fast-paced perioperative roles.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the current perioperative nursing shortage
Identify ways facilities can encourage extended participation of experienced nurses
Describe the role of the Perioperative Resource Nurse
80% of learners will report that this session increases their knowledge of Sustaining Perioperative Participation by reviewing the facts related to the nursing shortages, increasing the creative utilization of our experienced nurses within their institutions, and developing the Perioperative Resource Nurse position to enhance the perioperative role