Periop Today Newsletter

During the week of Oct. 9, AORN reminds the periop community that there are significant risks for fire to erupt in the OR setting. Every member of the team plays a role in preventing surgical fire.

Emergency preparedness can be a struggle for ASCs and small facilities. Learn about the top five steps you need to dial-in safety drills for maximum preparedness.

AORN DEI Summit: Learn strategies from experts and colleagues to help you reduce health inequities and improve outcomes for all.

How to stay organized when you're the only RN Circulator in a room full of surgeons and support staff.

Identify At-Risk Patients with a Periop Risk Assessment Tool: A team at NYU Langone Health in New York City developed a risk assessment tool for periop staff to identify patients who have a higher risk of developing a Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI).

Abdominal Skin Prep: A Skill-Builder & Refresher: Read and share this bite-sized overview focused on abdominal skin prep in AORN’s online magazine, The Stitch.

Regulatory Affairs: CMS Proposal a ‘Horrible Three-Legged Stool’. ASC officials ‘mystified’ by 2024 plan for Medicare patients.

AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community.

Guidelines author Emily Jones helps you steer clear of ergonomic hazards to keep periop RNs safe. Prevent work-related injuries with this sneak peek at the latest evidence every periop nurse needs to know.

AORN introduces The Stitch: a free online magazine, featuring brief, practical, and interactive articles. The Stitch is designed to help new periop RNs address clinical, interpersonal, and motivational challenges.

Read about best practices to avoid healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) that cause life-threatening consequences for patients.

ASC Education: Effective Credentialing & Peer Review Processes. Designed for the busy ambulatory surgery center (ASC) administrator.

Learn the components of a staffing plan and why productivity is key to the financial success of your facility. Single event or series options available.

AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community.

Nursing specialty coursework from AORN is helping reduce the risk of nurse turnover after new graduate enter a periop role. Learn how AORN and Chamberlain University College of Nursing and Public Health are giving pre-licensure nursing students a one-on-one clinical experience to get first-hand practice in the perioperative specialty.

10 Tips to Help You Be a Great Preceptor — plus AORN's new course for preceptors. Supercharge your preceptor skills. Find helpful situational videos, scenario-based case studies, and other tools to help prepare you to serve as a preceptor. We also offer reflection points to promote critical thinking, tips for supporting and recognizing orientees, a daily feedback tool, a preceptor hand-off tool, and more.

Read important reminders to consider, including length of the surgery, patient comorbidities, patient’s weight, and common pressure points.

In this AORN webinar, you'll gain knowledge of recent updates to the Guideline for Medication Safety and strategies for implementation. This webinar reflects the newest edition of the AORN Guideline. Earn 1.0 CH.

Provides an essential review of patient risk factors, discussion of risk assessment tools and patient assessments, prevention strategies for decreasing patient risk, and use of evidence-based practices for support surfaces and other interventions. Earn 1.0 CH.

AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community.