Perioperative nurses have an opportunity to play a multi-faceted role in helping to fix what’s broken in healthcare, through advocacy and education at their facilities and in their communities.

David Wyatt, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, had the unique experience of leading AORN’s national board in a most unusual year for the association.

Follow three key recruitment and retention strategies that not only help bridge the diversity gap among staff, but also help keep those new hires and existing staff engaged and committed to your organization.

Dr. Valerie Marsh shares her expertise on adjunct technology and focuses on common barriers regarding the technology as well as tips for overcoming them.

Make plans to incorporate some Florida fun while when you attend the Global Surgical Conference & Expo. Reenergize your soul, regroup with your colleagues, and recommit to your perioperative career.

The events of the past year have put inequities in healthcare under the microscope.

Board members Nakeisha Archer and Darlene Murdock recently took a deep dive into AORN’s past to understand our Association’s history of multi-cultural and racial inclusion. Ellice Mellinger, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR, works daily with nurses aspiring to receive their OR certification and share's her top five tips to help you better prepare for exam success.

Corey Ciocchetti, Associate Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies at the University of Denver, talks about how to spend your time, energy, and money to align with your goals.

Ellice Mellinger, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR, works daily with nurses aspiring to receive their OR certification and share's her top five tips to help you better prepare for exam success.

Learn how a rural Iowa hospital became the 100th Go Clear Award™ program recipient amid the COVID-19 pandemic in The Periop Life's latest blog post.

The 2021 edition of Guidelines for Perioperative Practice is now available and includes the latest evidence-based recommendations, technologies, and practice needs.

Establishing a healthy workplace culture is critical to the overall success of your facility and ensures staff members are focused on providing safe patient care.

Make sure your favorite perioperative nurse knows their hard work matters even as we all remain socially distant with the holidays approaching.

The key to turning conflict to collaboration is mutual understanding and building of relationships between the two areas.

Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Nursing at Chapel Hill, discusses why making diversity a core value is the right thing to do and the key to future growth.

Virtual OR Excellence 2020 will help you support your outpatient surgery center or ASC and, ultimately, your patients.

Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR(E), CASC, chief nursing officer at Surgical Information Systems, will present a thought-provoking analysis during the upcoming Virtual OR Excellence focused on how the pandemic has impacted surgical care.

Learn how healthcare leaders can better protect the mental health of OR nurses.