Learn how exposure to novice experiences will help you grow upwards in your profession.
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.
Learn about and view the various instruments used during thoracic surgery.
Learn about and view the various instruments used during cardiothoracic surgery.
This handy pocket guide can help ensure you don’t miss a step when starting each case.
A new nurse seeks advice about not being sure they are cut out for the OR.
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.
Test your knowledge of basic surgical instruments.
Get a quick tips for performing an abdominal skin prep.
A new nurse seeks advice about the challenges of navigating through orientation.
When you come to Pennsylvania Hospital, an entity of Penn Medicine, located in Philadelphia, you can take a step back in time to surgical origins.
A new OR RN seeks advice about their anxiety about being on call for the first time.
How well do you know recommendations regarding surgical attire? Answer these 10 questions to find out.
A message of support and advice for novice perioperative nurses: Always be open to learning new things.
While your values and purpose may change over the years as your role changes, one constant remains: the patient is always at the center of what you do.
It is important to identify at least one thing a day that was positive. In a short amount of time, you will be amazed at the perioperative nurse you have become.
Test your knowledge about safe patient handling and movement with this crossword puzzle.
This short infographic walks you through the steps to take to prepare the OR before the patient arrives, from finding the preference card to completing initial counts.
At the foundation of any clinical relationship is trust: trust between clinicians and patients, trust among the interprofessional team members, and trust between a new hire and the preceptor.
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