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When a leadership gap emerged, one perioperative team took action by creating a structured succession planning program to grow future nurse leaders. Their approach includes four key steps: identifying high-potential staff, developing individual learning plans, prioritizing mentorship, and setting clear leadership expectations.

Competency gaps in infection control, positioning, and sterilization can lead to serious complications and accreditation risks. Learn how AORN training helps boost safety, compliance, and reimbursement success.

AORN's new Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guideline provides a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for optimizing perioperative care and improving patient outcomes. Developed collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, the guideline covers all phases of surgical care, from pre-op preparation to post-op recovery, emphasizing patient-centered interventions and standardized protocols. Implementing ERAS can lead to reduced costs, decreased opioid use, improved patient outcomes, and more equitable care.

Learn five proven strategies for creating an effective perioperative mentorship program—built to support novice and experienced clinicians alike. From gathering frontline feedback to fostering psychological safety, learn what it really takes to sustain mentoring in the OR.

Sterilization is the cornerstone of infection prevention in the perioperative setting. AORN's newly updated guideline on sterilization provides crucial guidance for perioperative teams, addressing emerging challenges and reinforcing best practices.

Sterile technique is a foundation of perioperative practice to safeguard patients against surgical site infections. AORN’s Guideline for Sterile Technique provides evidence-based recommendations for maintaining asepsis throughout every phase of a procedure.

Learn about AORN's updated sterile technique guidelines, focusing on air quality for SSI prevention. Discover key changes, implementation tips, and expert insights.

Explore six cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing perioperative nursing, from AI-powered decision support to virtual reality training. Discover how these innovations enhance patient care, improve workflows, and support nurse education.

One of the best perks of working in the OR is the team. Everyone knows their job and does it well. But what do you do when someone refuses to be a team player? Here are three tips (and one absolutely essential skill) to deal with inhibitory attitudes in the OR.

However you identify, there is the right place/right time depending on the individual and circumstances.

You’ll need to assess equipment needs, evaluate new technology, and build a strong business case. Learn important how-to strategies from periop leaders who’ve been successful.

Communication is one key component of providing safe care for patients and building trust among team members.

Cardiac valve replacement surgery is one option for mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, aortic stenosis, or aortic insufficiency/regurgitation.

The 2025 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo, the premier event for perioperative nurses and the entire surgical team, takes place April 5-8, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Periop 101, eGuidelines Plus, and AORN CineMed Videos deliver standardized, evidence-based perioperative training and real-time resources, enhancing OR efficiency, patient safety, and staff competency.

One nurse talks about advocating for a patient on his family's behalf.

In the perioperative setting, procedures like dilation and curettage are not just medical routines but deeply personal journeys for the patients involved.

As a new nurse, is there a way to change a culture of blame or at least not get so burdened by all the blame?