AORN Journal
The Official Voice of Perioperative Nursing
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April 2025 Issue
4.5 CH
The AORN Journal April Issue features the following articles:
- The Influence of Workplace Sense of Belonging and Structural Empowerment on Perioperative Nurses’ Turnover Intent
- A Perioperative Clinical Advancement Program to Improve Nurse Recruitment and Retention
- Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization (2.2 CH)
- Safety First: Preventing Personnel Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents in the OR (1.2 CH)
- Clinical Issues (1.1 CH)
- Performing hand hygiene during a community “boil water” advisory
- Developing an emerging infectious disease plan
- Caring for a surgical patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Minimizing door openings for all procedures
- Periop Briefing: Revamped Process Improves Surgical Count Accuracy During Spine Implant Procedures
- And more!
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