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Oswego Health recognized for support of perioperative nursing certification

From left to right: Barbara Chiasson, RN; Kathy Bulger, senior RN; Jody Wood, director of surgical services; and Lauren Miles, RN (PHOTO CREDIT: OSWEGO HEALTH)

OSWEGO — Oswego Health recently announced that for three years in a row, it has earned the CNOR Strong designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI). The designation is given to health-care facilities having at least 50 percent of their operating room (OR) nursing staff CNOR certified and provides programs that reward and recognize […]

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OSWEGO — Oswego Health recently announced that for three years in a row, it has earned the CNOR Strong designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).

The designation is given to health-care facilities having at least 50 percent of their operating room (OR) nursing staff CNOR certified and provides programs that reward and recognize its certified nurses.

The CNOR certification program is for perioperative nurses interested in improving and validating their knowledge and skills and providing the highest-quality care to their patients, while also recognizing nurses’ commitment to professional development. “It is an objective, measurable way of acknowledging the achievement of specialty knowledge beyond basic nursing preparation and RN licensure,” Oswego Health said in a release.

Established in 1979, CCI (www.cc-institute.org) provides the CNOR and CSSM (certified surgical services manager) credentials to more than 35,000 registered nurses.

Oswego Health is a nonprofit health-care system that has more than 1,200 employees. The system includes the 164-bed community Oswego Hospital, a 32-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral-health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled-nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, a retirement community.

Journal Staff