The only surgical development program built for all roles

HealthStream Surgical Orientation (HSO) is a comprehensive, competency-based training program designed for the entire perioperative team. It focuses on real-world skills and critical thinking to ensure surgical teams meet and exceed competency benchmarks.

The program is tailored for all perioperative roles, including circulating nurses, scrub nurses, surgical technologists, and first assistants. It promotes a team-based approach to surgical orientation, fostering collaboration across various specialties.

HSO employs a blended learning approach, incorporating didactic content, simulations, skills checklists, and microlearning modules. This multimodal strategy enhances engagement and knowledge among learners. 

The program aligns with guidelines from leading organizations such as AORN and ASPAN and AST, ensuring that the training meets current industry standards and best practices.

Yes, HSO offers customizable content and implementation guides, allowing healthcare organizations to tailor the training to their specific requirements and workflows.

Yes, modules are fully accessible remotely. All HealthStream content is securely hosted on HealthStream-owned servers and databases, ensuring seamless access with secure login credentials. Learners can also save their progress and return at any time to complete courses. 

Yes. We currently offer seven competency checklists, with many more coming soon. Additionally, you can integrate smart notes within the checklists to tailor them to specific policies, procedures, and institutional best practices. 

Yes, all HSO courseware is competency-driven and leverages education in multiple modalities, such as various simulation styles, to enhance critical thinking and ultimately improve clinical judgement within the entire perioperative team.  

The entire HSO course catalog is designed to enhance the clinical judgment of each learner by strengthening their knowledge, competence, and confidence. Each course includes assessments that evaluate these areas, contributing to CE credit eligibility. We use a combination of didactic material, skills checks, cognitive simulations, and in-situ simulation activities to ensure a comprehensive and well-rounded orientation experience for perioperative team members.