ASCs: Preparing for a surveyor’s visit requires a combination of effective protocols and policies with regular audits, education, and training.
In this AORN webinar, you'll gain knowledge of recent updates to the Guideline for Minimally Invasive Surgery and strategies for implementation. This webinar reflects the newest edition of the AORN Guideline. Earn 1.0 CH.
AORN offers exclusive member benefits that include access to education events, webinars, and 200 complimentary CNE articles.
AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community for May 2023.
Shereen Cruz, BSN, RN, CNOR is a dedicated perioperative nurse who knows the importance of her role in patients’ lives. Cruz is pursuing her graduate degree online to become a surgical nurse practitioner. Thanks to a scholarship from the AORN Foundation, she can continue honing her skills and focusing on patient care.
Perioperative professionals may face anxiety, depression, and other reactions in isolation because of traumatic events in the OR. An OR director found key strategies for widespread buy-in to launch a periop peer support program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center—here’s how.
SB 29 now under consideration in state House.
April update to state enacted laws requiring surgical smoke evacuation for planned surgical procedures in their operating rooms.
As periop nurses, we can literally save lives by helping to prevent deadly post-op risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. Learn how to combine the right risk assessment with effective patient and family education before surgery. Make this part of every preop patient encounter.
Outpatient Surgery Magazine Launches New Administrator Central. The dedicated online feature provides ambulatory surgery administrators with useful resources, ideas, and solutions to support them in their role.
Peer Advice: How to always be prepared for malignant hyperthermia. Get tips in Outpatient Surgery Magazine.
See which companies have recently earned the AORN Seal of Recognition on their training materials and methods.
Some facilities use reprocessed single-use devices for cost-savings. How is this permissible with “single-use” devices? Find guidance on this hot topic question in the AORN Journal. (CH available)
Call for AORN Expo 2024 Speakers: We’re seeking education session proposals. Clinical experts, research enthusiasts, and those who have implemented new, effective leadership methods. Speaker proposals accepted through May 31, 2023
Honor a Periop Nurse for Nurses Month. Help AORN recognize members for excellence in perioperative nursing. Tell us about an exceptional perioperative nurse.
This webinar provides guidance for the periop RN on new design or renovation of the surgical suite. Find recommendations on maintenance of spaces, functionality, energy and cost efficiency, workflow, and more. Earn 1.0 CH.
AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community for April 2023.
How one nurse (and mother of child with autism) helped create a positive path to survery.
Now 11 states with surgical smoke laws on the books.
Perioperative Association is Only Nursing Organization on Newsweek Top-50 List.
