Regardless of what nursing specialty you work in or who you’re interacting with, kindness and caring always shine through says AORN President, Elizabeth Pincus, MSN, MBA, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, CNOR. In this week’s Periop Life entry, Pincus shares five ways nurses can make their mark and leave a legacy.
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.
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.
Test your knowledge of basic surgical instruments.
Get a quick tips for performing an abdominal skin prep.
The emphasis on self-care and burnout prevention after the pandemic has almost become white noise in nursing, but are we actually practicing these wellness strategies?
Missouri Claims 14th State to go Surgical Smoke Free.
They don't use the official names?! A humorous look at working in the OR and dealing with (and learning) the many different names surgeons call their instruments.
While in the Expo Hall, you’ll discover the latest innovations and solutions for the OR. Be ready with probing questions to ask exhibitors so you can establish if the product is a good fit for your OR. Plus, learn what steps to take when you find something you like and want to pitch it to your team.
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.
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.
Find all the words related to preoperative patient skin antisepsis in this word search.
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.
