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Human Resource Management
Sherron Kurtz, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNAA

This module is approved for 1.9 continuing education contact hours.

Human resource management is critically important to any surgical services or operating room manager. Today’s manager must manage all aspects of a variety of resources. It can be argued that the most critical resource is the “human resource.” This module touches on many aspects of human resource management. Mastering the skills discussed in this module will assist a manager to manage those resources successfully. Of particular interest today is recruitment and retention. We are in the midst of a severe nursing shortage, and managers need all the resources they can muster to attract and retain qualified staff members who will help them be successful.

You can order the module here.

News

Last Chance – Recertify by December 31st
Your last chance to recertify before your credential lapses is fast approaching. To recertify, contact hours must have been earned by June 30, but the application must reach the CCI office no later than December 31st in order to retain the credential. A $75 late fee applies. Contact CCI at info@cc-institute.org or call (888) 257–2667.   

CCI Board of Directors
elected Larry Asplin, RN, MS, CNOR, RT (R) to be the next President-Elect and Dawn Yost, RN, RDH, BSN, CNOR to be the next Secretary/Treasurer.  The positions are a 1 year term and begin at the end of the 2009 AORN Congress.  

CCI Connect
Be sure to look at the new CCI Blog now available at
http://www.cc-institute.org/blog.aspx. Hear from fellow certificants and CCI board members.

Coming in 2009

• “Competency for Safe Patient Care During Operative and Invasive Procedures” by Mark Phippen, RN, MN, CNOR, Brenda Ulmer, RN, MN, CNOR and Maryann Wells, RN, PhD, FAAN.
•  “Assisting in Surgery: Patient-Centered Care” by Jane C. Rothrock, DNSc, RN, CNOR, FAAN and Patricia C. Seifert, RN, MSN, CNOR, CRNFA, FAAN
• CCI Perioperative Educator Certificate Program
  
  

• The next CNOR and CRNFA exam application deadline is February 28th.  Click here for more information on the CNOR exam. Click here for more information on the CRNFA exam.
• CCI and ABNS will co-host “Nursing Certification & Competency Summit: Building a National Research Agenda” October 7 – 9, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, MD. 
• CCI will celebrate its 30th anniversary during AORN Congress, March 14 – 19, 2009, in Chicago. Plan to visit an expanded and extraordinary celebration in the Certification Oasis.  CCI will have special giveaways to celebrate our anniversary.  More details will be available in the coming months.
• Certification Oasis Hours at 2009 AORN Congress:
  Monday, March 16 – Wednesday, March 18 from 7am – 4pm
  Thursday, March 19 from 7am – 1pm