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September 2017 Issue
This September issue features articles on using pneumatic tourniquets effectively and safely, positioning the patient in the supine and prone positions, offloading a patient’s heels during supine surgical procedures, accessing infection prevention and control resources, and using the hands-free technique in the OR. In addition, the Clinical Issues column examines hand hygiene, scrubbing, and performing Staphylococcus aureus decolonization for urgent procedures.
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CE Articles
- Back to Basics: Pneumatic Tourniquet Use
- Guideline Implementation: Positioning the Patient
- Clinical Issues—September 2017
Featured Content
- The Effect of Offloading Heels on Sacral Pressure
- Professional and Regulatory Infection Control Guidelines: Collaboration to Promote Patient Safety
- An Integrative Review of the Hands-Free Technique in the OR
The October 2017 Issue Preview
The October 2017 issue features articles on surgical head coverings, postoperative accelerated recovery protocols, speaking up behavior, maximizing efficiency and reducing robotic surgery costs, emotional intelligence in perioperative nursing, and more!
AORN Journal Receives Its First Impact Factor
The AORN Journal has been included in Clarivate Analytics’ 2017 Journal Citation Reports® and has received its first-ever Journal Impact Factor. The Impact Factor is based on impact and influence metrics, along with citation data from the Web of Science, and measures a journal’s influence in the scientific community. This is an incredibly exciting achievement that raises the Journal’s standing in scholarly literature.
Introducing Journal Essentials
On-the-go just got easier with Journal Essentials - our new digital supplement to the AORN Journal. Providing a snapshot view of each month’s Journal articles, this great new resource delivers one page summaries of articles considered essential reading for perioperative practice!
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AORN Journal Writers Contest Award Winners
The AORN Journal Writers Contest Awards recognize authors of the highest-quality AORN Journal articles. All articles published in the Journal in 2016 were eligible. Winning articles were chosen based on points awarded by Journal editors and Editorial Board members. Congratulations to our winners!
The 2017 AORN Journal Writers Contest winners are:
- “Pressure Ulcers: Factors Contributing to Their Development in the OR” by Dawn Engels, MSN, RN, CNS, CWOCN, CWCN-AP; Melody Austin, BSN, RN, CWOCN; Laurie McNichol, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP; Jennifer Fencl, DNP, RN, CNS-BC, CNOR; Sat Gupta, PhD; and Haseeb Kazi, MD (March)
- “Big Data and Perioperative Nursing” by Bonnie L. Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI; and Jessica J. Peterson, PhD-C, RN, CRNA (October)
- “Preoperative Screening for Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: A Systematic Literature Review” by Erin E. Bauer, DNP, CRNA; Rebecca Lee, DNP, CRNA; and Yasmine N. Campbell, DNP, CRNA (December)
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