OR Nurse Jennifer Feins, RN, SNIII and Perioperative Director Rosed Ramirez, DNP, RN, collaborated with Linda Lewis, MD to build cross-setting training frameworks that integrate perioperative and ambulatory teams. Their approach bridges operational boundaries and ensures nurses are proficient across the continuum—from pre-operative assessments to post-operative recovery. OR Manager Zaide Pakingan, MSN-NI, RN, CNOR, reinforced this alignment by embedding hands-on competencies, simulation-based learning, and real-time feedback loops into the program’s operational structure.

During the 2024–2025 optimization phase, the adaptive training model proved pivotal. As surgical volume increased, backlog hours for robotic procedures decreased from 176 hours in October 2024 to 153 hours by December 2024, stabilizing thereafter. These improvements illustrate how workflow efficiency and patient throughput were driven by nursing collaboration — not technology alone.

Nurses now provide comprehensive patient counseling on robotic-assisted surgery benefits —reduced pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery— closing education gaps often overlooked in technology-focused programs.

Public engagement has further strengthened community awareness. The April 2025 Robotic Arm Open House in the hospital lobby allowed nurses to demonstrate the technology and explain its safety advantages, transforming complex innovation into accessible education for patients and families.