Oswego Health surgical services nursing staff earns CNOR certification

OSWEGO — Oswego Health’s surgical services nursing staff members have earned the “most prestigious” certification awarded to the specialty, the organization announced.

A group of 10 Oswego Health registered nurses, who provide care in Oswego Hospital’s surgery center have earned the “respected CNOR certification,” according to an Oswego Health news release.

CNOR is the only accredited credentialing program for perioperative registered nurses. Earning the CNOR credential is a “mark of distinction and a highly sought after personal as well as professional accomplishment,” the release stated. The CNOR credentialing program is for perioperative nurses interested in enhancing and validating their specialized knowledge and skills. 

“For our department, this is actually groundbreaking,” Surgical Services Director Shannon Campbell noted. “Few, if any surgical departments, regardless of their size, have a staff where a majority of the registered nurses have earned this certification.” 

Campbell said the certification translates to better patient care. “Our patients benefit as it signifies that the staff provides a higher level of care and that they possess a deeper knowledge of evidenced-based practices,” she said.

To be eligible for the certification, registered nurses must be currently working in perioperative nursing in the area of nursing education, administration, research or clinical practice. They are also required to have completed a minimum of two years and 2,400 hours of experience in perioperative nursing, with a minimum of half that time in the intraoperative setting.

Once they achieve the requirements, the nurses can sit for a 200 multiple-choice question examination that covers nine related subject areas.

The letters, CNOR are not an acronym, but instead indicate that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills that denote competency in the specialized field of perioperative nursing, the release explained. 

OSWEGO — Oswego Health’s surgical services nursing staff members have earned the “most prestigious” certification awarded to the specialty, the organization announced.

A group of 10 Oswego Health registered nurses, who provide care in Oswego Hospital’s surgery center have earned the “respected CNOR certification,” according to an Oswego Health news release.

CNOR is the only accredited credentialing program for perioperative registered nurses. Earning the CNOR credential is a “mark of distinction and a highly sought after personal as well as professional accomplishment,” the release stated. The CNOR credentialing program is for perioperative nurses interested in enhancing and validating their specialized knowledge and skills. 

“For our department, this is actually groundbreaking,” Surgical Services Director Shannon Campbell noted. “Few, if any surgical departments, regardless of their size, have a staff where a majority of the registered nurses have earned this certification.” 

Campbell said the certification translates to better patient care. “Our patients benefit as it signifies that the staff provides a higher level of care and that they possess a deeper knowledge of evidenced-based practices,” she said.

To be eligible for the certification, registered nurses must be currently working in perioperative nursing in the area of nursing education, administration, research or clinical practice. They are also required to have completed a minimum of two years and 2,400 hours of experience in perioperative nursing, with a minimum of half that time in the intraoperative setting.

Once they achieve the requirements, the nurses can sit for a 200 multiple-choice question examination that covers nine related subject areas.

The letters, CNOR are not an acronym, but instead indicate that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills that denote competency in the specialized field of perioperative nursing, the release explained.