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The nurse of OhioHealth Mansfield receives the highest score in the national examination

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According to an announcement, a nurse of the OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital has achieved the highest number of points in the nation in the certified perioperative examination of the perioperative nurse.

Zoe Kalb, BSN, RN, CNOR, was according to the website of the competence and registration institute with two others to get the top score. More than 4,200 nurses passed the exam last year. The CNOR test is the only accredited certification for perioperative nurses.

Kalb said this certification was just as much about patient care as well as promoting your training and career.

“This certification enables me to view my commitment and commitment to my patients proudly and to ensure high -quality patient care,” said Kalb. “The study materials gave me a deep immersion in the current, evidence -based care and current Aorn [Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses] Guidelines based on the basis for care and guidelines that our hospital implemented are based. Equipped with this knowledge, I think that I better use patient safety for my patients and know the care decisions I have made. “

Elizabeth Daniels, Chief Nursing Officer, said, Kalb illustrates the quality of the nurses in the Mansfield Hospital.

“This is another example for our nursing team that tries to continue to improve the continuous improvement to ensure excellent care,” said Daniels. “Zoe's commitment to invest in her professional growth and prioritize the patient shows the nurses' caliber here in the OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. In 2023, these properties helped us to call us magnets, and I am still incredibly proud to grow our team.”

A certification lawyer

Calf encourages all nurses to be certified. OhioHealth reimburses many test costs by department funds and offers financial support from scholarships.

“Certification in nursing is an astonishing opportunity to grow professionally, to support their lifelong learning and to try to excellence the nursing,” she said.

Kalb accepted her award at the competence and reference institute -Board dinner in Boston last weekend.

This story was created by Jane Imbody, jimbody@gannett.com, with the support of the artificial intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step in the information collection, review, processing and publication. Find out more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct/.

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